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Was there a compelling reason for choosing the Model 3 over the Model Y? I’m also curious if you’ve driven long distance with it. I drive 250+ miles pretty regularly and wonder about the Supercharger experience.

I agree. It seems pretty big until you wash it or use it to move large furniture, boxes, etc.

$500? Top of the line devices in the last few years have crept above $1,000 USD. Not trying to nitpick but the difference there is a sizable chunk of the average person’s annual income.

Yes, to your point I was at T Mobile a month or so ago waiting to buy a SIM card in line behind someone who was evaluating their “free” (i.e., carrier-financed) options. They had a choice of a number of Android handsets I’d never heard of.

On the other end of the scale, though, are the subsidies carriers pay to anyone who switches and trades in a quality device. When my partner joined my plan T Mobile paid a $700+ subsidy for his iPhone 11 in exchange for an iPhone 8.

So customers across the entire income scale finance. It’s just a matter of how lucrative that financing is for the customer. At the higher end of the scale where the customer has more choice it’s usually a much better deal.

Yes, I got stuck on "Powell" High School. For non-locals, that's Lowell.

Maybe. But I learned a lot of useful skills working that weren't taught at school. And working, along with sports and clubs, kept me out of trouble. I tell my partner all the time that when we have kids they're getting jobs in high school.

2017 Toyota Prius. Excellent fuel economy and driver assistance features. My partner complains about the seats not being comfortable enough and I agree, to a certain extent.

Answering your question directly, I would teach them. I don't think I would assign texts, really.

My question means to ask how someone can intellectually pull themselves up by their bootstraps. I guess starting with basics may be one way of doing that.

I worked in food service jobs during high school on the weekend. I graduated a semester early and worked full-time in food service for a few months, too. Not a bad option and pretty common at my school c. 2010.

It would be interesting if Googlers were presented with this set of options: 1) work from the office with the included perks or 2) work remote and keep the resulting savings to the company as a bonus.