#introduction
Hi. Name is Henry, but please call me Doc.
I’m an Aspie, and my comm skills are not that great. I’ll either give very short answers or I’ll tend to over-elaborate at times. Depends on my mood. I often say the wrong thing at the wrong time, but I mean well.
I intend on keeping my Twitter accounts. As long as there are wars & crooked politicians in the world, I need to keep that connection, if only to stay informed.
I look forward to making good friends here.
@DocLaing Hi Doc, great so see you over here! I followed you for years, we were mutuals. I deactivated it in Jan of this years and we are still mutuals on my alt, which became my main.
I'm mom to an adult Aspie. No worries, I haven't seen anyone be nasty to each other on here yet. It's amazing! I hope you enjoy it over on the lighter, brighter, side as much as I do.
@Krysdammit
Thanks so much. I’ve found a couple of old friends so far. Hope I haven’t burned too many bridges by making the jump here.
@DocLaing Doc, being here feels like visiting with friends. Over there I feel as if someone is gonna sock me in the nose at any moment. Mutuals turn on each other for no apparent reason. The snitch tagging is crazy. Telling us who we may or may not follow because of this or that. I'm plain over it. Staying there for now because I've committed to boosting certain Dems in the mid terms.
@Krysdammit
I feel the same. It’s going to get crazier too. I took a little dip last night in the polluted swamp where #musk lives. The rw idjits are having a field day with it. Here’s a sample.
@DocLaing @Krysdammit Yeah... that is bonkers. Not looking forward to the terminal decline.
Do they not realize that:
a) cars are only a part of the world's CO2 emissions (nowhere near a majority),
b) electric cars are highly polluting to manufacture,
c) cars kill 1.35 million people globally every year,
d) electric cars still produce tire pollution, take up excessive space, are inefficient (both in terms of rolling resistance and max passenger-to-weight ratio), &
e) much, much more... ?
@DocLaing @Krysdammit IMHO the solution to our transportation woes isn't battery-electric vehicles, but line-powered electric trains.
Why? Simple:
- No polluting batteries required
- Proven, cost-effective technology
- More energy-efficient
- MANY times safer than cars
- Better accessibility (anyone can be a train passenger; many people cannot drive due to disability or not having a car)
- More space-efficient
- Scales better (traffic congestion/induced demand are less of an issue)
- & more...
@IrelandTorin @Krysdammit
There are a lot of things that stand in the way of that perfect picture. If I could live another hundred years I still might not see it.
But I am after all, an unapologetic dreamer.