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hey Sumit!

Great seeing you here on and good luck!

As someone struggling to quite literally fit into a similar role (have both words in official job title), I also feel most large company culture's are naturally poised to be at conflict with these roles!

There should be a list of manufacturers who build durable consumer electronics.

Very very impressive.

Do you happen to have any handy guides/docs/references for absolute beginners to follow?

Thanks for the book recommendations!

Same for Cannon pixma print plan. I have 2 brand new cartridges that I cant use because apparently they can be used only if I keep ~$6 monthly subscription which I absolutely dont need. HP and Cannon are on the black-list of brands.

When I was in HH, I loved the monthly pass offered by my employer (65€/month); the ability to travel longer distances over S-Bahn and taking +1 with you was killer/super-smart feature IMO. Miss those in states sorely.

I wish most, if not all, of the world adopts the german style public transport system.

If you are going to make up your own definition of "facts" and "data" to suit your argument; I dont think there is a point for me continuing to engage! Have good day

If I were to take your examples; range hood is the seatbelt; what this legislation is doing is telling driving “too unsafe; everyone must take train”.

Or too take cigarettes example; ban cigarette sales completely instead of banning smoking indoors.

I hope you see the nuance now.

Where did I say that? I’m saying there is no need for restricting gas range installations via legislation.

If the goal is to fight health risks there’s way to mitigate those risks scientifically in other ways that allows people to keep their preferences. Just saying “science” in a sentence doesn’t make your point scientifically valid, we don’t need to turn science into religion.

But I am not taking a position that govt bans the other side's fav style, am I now?

Well then the solution is to mandate a hood that cleans the said toxic gas/es out. And if we were being serious at all; there is always a habitability clause in the rental agreements which can be used to mandate the hoods where gas ranges exists. No new laws/regulations needed.

But those would be too good of solutions and spoil the current sneaky plan. Too many goal posts are shifting for justifying a performative-feel-good-climate fight (the point the top-level comment is trying to make).

There is no pure free-market anywhere (and it's a good thing). Let's not justify govt overreach in the garb of imperfect market-capitalism.