You can probably disable it with a custom install, like Cortana

Huh?

I do love the whine of the drive units when going full throttle on EVs, it reminds me how much current is surging through those wires

Think of the nicest sound you know. A well-tuned instrument performing a delicate melody, a passionate singer performing their heart out, a cacophony of songbirds. That’s what my good noises sound like when done right.

Obviously nobody wants to hear a fart can Honda Civic at 4am, but a fantastically engineered Italian V10 has its own melody that can’t really be replicated otherwise. These examples will be missed, and the survivors will be sought after like a vintage violin.

Never said anything about it being manly, but it can sound good.

Gas engine makes good noises. Checkmate.

That’s the joke

Thank you!

That didn’t help at all.

… Context?

Aggressive words have lost all meaning. I’m pretty disappointed to see him not taking swings at anyone

The $150k was literally in the OP lol?

You’ve called me an asshole multiple times yet you’ve been incredibly toxic in this comment thread.

Aha so you ARE taking it personally, I had a feeling. I’ll go through the math with you for the sake of discussion, name calling aside.

I have no kids, no marriage, no car payment, no student loans, no public assistance.

Take home pay after taxes and benefits is about $2500. Housing is $1500. Utilities are $250 including A/C during summer. Car insurance I’m rounding up to $150. Gas is $150. Food is ridiculous of course, looks like $250 for groceries and let’s say $150 for combined coffee/sometimes lunch/maybe a pizza here and there. Add em all up and I’m at… $2450. Like I said, I barely make it work. :)

There are many other details I’m leaving out for the sake of anonymity, and I will admit I did get lucky in some regards, but I can imagine my figures are quite extendable with someone who has a roommate or two, who got handed down a family member’s car, who has a decent side hussle, who reaps the benefits of minimizing their bills, etc.

If made 3x as much as I did, with the same monthly costs, I would be in a ridiculously better place financially. I would have a decent amount of savings and could eventually have enough for a mortgage down payment. I could even have a good set of investments that would further contribute to my income. There would be no excuse to still be struggling, hence my hostility. Not saying to not eat the rich, also not saying our system isn’t fundamentally fucked and that our current and future generations might not ever be homeowners, but I feel my original point still stands.

Do you make $150k and are struggling to make ends meet? Please clue me in to the struggles, I’m all ears.

The point is that there is something fishy going on if you make $150k and still can’t make ends meet.

My hunch is that there is obvious excess spending on things that aren’t needed, and downsizing is the best solution. Families don’t need a $80k SUV when a sedan would do for example. Joneses be damned.

Maybe. At least I’m not making $150k and somehow still struggling lol

Nope, no direct financial assistance. Though my parents are close by, and do help with things like inviting me over to dinner like once a month and helping me buy used furniture, if that counts. I shop very frugally and don’t have expensive hobbies. The only thing I’m really missing is savings.

I make less than a third of that and make it work (barely). Some people need to seriously reassess their priorities or something.