I dunno man, I think outside influence helped massively.
To the point that I wonder if Pence actually saved us all when not doing what he was supposed to - but the people Trump put in place meant he didn't get blocked for running again.
But even the second time around, the bar was so low, yet Dems decided to skip the primary process, force an unpopular candidate, and act surprised when they lost.
At least the elections look close to uphold the illusion of a democracy.
To put von der leyen in the same sentence as the other two says a lot more about you than anything else.
For one thing, she is much more likely to be 'ruling' in 10+ years being both female and only 68, and people are only sent to old peoples home when they can't look after themselves. Trump definitely meets that mark, Putin we obviously do not know. Pension for von der Leyen, maybe, but with age comes wisdom with her role, and stability.
Turbos don't inject exhaust air into an intake. Exhaust air spins the hot side of the turbo which causes the cool side to also spin. The cool side sucks in fresh air. Not exhaust air.
Your comment would make more sense if you mentioned exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system.
I paid for perplexity pro for 3 years. I genuinely enjoyed using it and felt it was better overall than ChatGPT etc due to the way it showed sources etc. I liked being able to use different models depending on what I was looking for, and the deep research was helpful.
I think they probably damaged themselves by going for a land grab of user base through freebies. It meant the users weren’t ever going to convert to paid customers, so it was more to show investors that they had a user base. But, with an increased base of users who weren’t paying, it then meant they needed to find either new revenue streams or cheaper ways to provide the service. Unfortunately, it seems they went with the new revenue streams whilst also decreasing the functions paying members were able to access (something I find quite abhorrent- I paid a service level, but then they change what I receive mid-subscription). And then computer - rammed down my throat. One reason I pay for pro is to stop the nagging noise of paid tiers. And instead, they actually created a way of logging in and continually seeing gated functions.
So, after paying them upwards of $400-$500 and being a loyal customer, I walked.
