Eh, I learned it primarily by word of mouth from gardening enthusiasts who are buying homes. But here’s one article about the phenomenon: https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/gardens/planting-and-maintenance/when-to-test-garden-soil-for-lead-contamination-and-how-to-garde
I don’t have a lot of statistics to back it up except that it seems worse on the East Coast and Rust Belt
I went into a startup job. It’s not a con because everyone knows that your job is less secure, and employers have to figure out how to incentivize their employees to be willing to stick around. Absolutely zero people were under the impression a startup job would be secure in the long run.
If you’re in a good startup, it can be a great way to take some of that venture capital funding as your wages. If you’re in a bad one, at least job hopping isn’t that rare so you can just move on to your next job and it’s a normal thing.
Our world is shaped by those capitalists, but that doesn’t mean these jobs are a con.
Electricity costs money unfortunately
As far as lawns go, thanks to lead paint and leaded gasoline from the mid-20th century, that land isn’t even one you’d consider suitable for growing food unless your house was built after the 1980s. At least, as long as you’re trying to avoid getting lead in your produce.
Really feels like our grandparents’ generation did a lot to fuck over our current generation. So many of these issues trace back to when even the Boomers were children.
Comparable? Not really. The i3, Leaf, and Bolt didn’t have the same fast charging capability or range as the Model 3, and luxury brands are out of reach for the average consumer.
The vehicles that are actually putting out comparable specs had their first model years in 2021 (Ford, VW) or 2022 (Hyundai and Kia).
Android was never the only player in the cell phone OS market. Tesla was the only player in the EV market until last year more or less
“Nobody uses Whatsapp here in the states”
Man I wish I had your friends. The only non-iMessage app I can get everyone to use is WhatsApp. And I don’t have an iPhone.
I2P is still around? I remember experimenting with it a decade ago. Sounds like it’s still a slow experience.