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  • Tucson here: armed and unarmed guards are really common at low-class-linked businesses like thrift stores, Fry’s supermarkets, Walmart, Dollar stores, Walgreens/CVS. God forbid someone steal food or pharmacy items like shavers (shaver cartridges here are crazy expensive if you get name brand). Walgreens/CVS also has a tendency to lock the shelves behind plexiglass so you have to ask for help to buy more expensive items.

    In some cases, these kind of stores are targeted specifically. There are shopping centers with higher end restaurants that coexist with super high theft locations literally within walking distance.

    TLDR: it’s mostly to abate crimes of poverty
















  • Horsey@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.worldNobody Wants a Nazi Electric Car
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    The issue is that the alternatives generally aren’t that much better in a vacuum. Infotainment vs Tesla infotainment (removing the CarPlay merits): It’s not even close. Tesla is like 10-15 years ahead of everything else on the US market in their price range. Car manufacturers famously lock in their tech and designs something like 3 years before public release.

    Will there be meaningful software updates for your Kia EV6 in 2028? Absolutely not, no way.

    Do you want to tow anything more than 1000Kg? Good luck outside of Tesla.

    NACS? Not one single other car available yet.

    Do you want a dashcam? Rivian is the only other brand, IIRC.

    I’m not apologizing for Tesla, but it’s really painful how awful all other cars are compared to the competition.