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  • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Is it common after a breakup to lose every mutual friend you had?
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    21 hours ago

    Ah, so it’s the consequence free “soft-murder” woman hold over men now.

    Yell rape and ruin a guys life. Even if they manage proof innocence, their life is fucked. The woman can even go on to say she was lying about the whole thing, but that doesn’t “undo” anything. Unfortualty this often leads to suicide, which why I call it “soft-murder”. On that note, you are not alone, if you’re having suicide thoughts, get help!!!

    I’m sorry OP, this really sucks for you. Frankly, in the long term, you’re probably better off moving far away and starting new. And if people start asking questions why you don’t seem to have many past ties - crazy ex spread life ruining lies, and you were forced to leave. It’s better people have your story before they inevitably “find out”.

    The “Me too” movement turned from exposing monsters into a power grab. It really sucks, all they’re doing is planting seeds of doubt when actual victims need help. “Was she really rapped or did they have a bad fight and she’s just spreading lies as revenge”. That is not helpful to anyone.

  • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldtoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•New Car Question
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    7 days ago

    Tell that to the kids and pets that got run over because they were in a blind spot, backup cameras help to prevent that.

    I completely understand not wanting the whole suite of modern safety features, I hate most them too, but they do save lives. If you don’t drive that much, then they shouldn’t bother you if they are there. Most can be turned off anyway. If you’re that desperate to not have a rear cam, just tape over it, but please don’t.

    Even the “cheap”, sub $30k new cars come with a lot of the safety features standard now. (Based on general internet rumblings), a used 2018-2022 higher trim car will probably be the sweet spot between having some of the safety features (that can be turned off), physical AC controls, and not having the ads and giant tablet screens. Personally, I wouldn’t go any older than 2020 unless you find something well taken care of. A 2018 model year would have be released summer 2017, 9 years ago.

  • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldtoPrivacy@lemmy.ml•New Car Question
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    7 days ago

    I get not wanting the internal camera and telemetry crap, but not wanting the other stuff puts you in the same group of people that opposed seat belts when they first became mandatory for cars.

    Backup cams, lane warnings, blind spot detection, and auto breaking are all incredible advancements that have significantly improved vehicle saftey.

    The features I don’t like are things that take total control of the car like auto pilot, lane merging, auto park, or lane correction. It should not fight you trying to avoid something on the road. A little beep to say, “hey you’re leaving the lane” is okay, a little beep to remind you to keep your eyes on the road is theoretically okay (but we all know the massive privacy concerns with that one.)

    And to answer your question, yes you can get still cars with less of those features. Often the more advanced automation features are sold as an add-ons package or at higher trim level. Unfortunately, comforts like heated seats or motorized trunks are part of the same package, there is no getting one with out the other.