OhTheMoose

Here's my perspective, but it might be pretty wrong:

I think the reason for the low demand is due in large part to the pre-existing gas industry, at least in the US. Not just because of marketing advertising gas-powered more, but also because people don't like to change, and buying a new car is not cheap. Not to mention that the US infrastructure is so heavily solidified in gas. It's just easier to continue buying gas-powered because it's already so supported across the country. Then the industry benefits from this because they can say, "oh, huh, looks like people still want gas-powered! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯" and so the cycle repeats.

I think a lot of people don't really understand how much power corporations really have over what the people do or don't do, like or don't like, etc.. 99% of the time people will take the easy option, and corps take advantage of that by making the easy option the cheapest and best for themselves instead of what's best for the people. Corporations only do what's right for them, and are masters of making it out to be that that's what the people want.

Is the chess community nice?

It's been time for a rebellion for years, the populace just needs to collectively realize and acknowledge it

I'm tired of seeing that argument to validate incorrect usage of words that already exist. Words mean things. People using a language incorrectly don't get to just decide that the words they're using mean something else now because that's how they meant it. That's not "growing and evolving", it's just using the language incorrectly and being too stubborn to admit a fault in themself and instead try to change the language to fit their lack of education about the language and its usage.

The words "could", "should", or "would" followed by the word "of" is completely nonsensical and meaningless. It is a misunderstanding/misinterpretation of "could've", "would've", or "should've" being heard audibly because they sound similar. "Apart" literally means the opposite of "a part", and, again, comes from a misunderstanding from hearing the word spoken rather than seeing it written down because it sounds the same.

A perfect example of language evolving is the word "another". It literally is the words "an" and "other" pushed together to form a single word and has the exact same meaning as that. Another example is the word "bosun". It literally means "boatswain", and comes from the word being shortened down in spoken communication, but is a completely made up word and has no prior meaning.

Do not confuse incorrect usage of the language as growth and change.

I'm sorry for coming off as an ass, I literally did not sleep last night and I'm very tired.

That and the unfortunate increasing failure of the education system.

To extend what TheGreenGolem said, what you have understood as "could of" is actually a contraction of the words "could" and "have" into "could've"

I would be pretty happy about getting my nails done too

Or "How it feels"

I feel like there's been a gradual increase in people saying things like this ("would of" instead of "would've", "apart" instead of "a part", etc)

Some say they're still playing hot-cold to this day

I agree with you, having a new but similar icon would be nice.

It's tough because we've had "free" for so long of so many services. But I honestly think yes, as long as it was something very low like $5/month at most.

I am in need of an explanation, Captain.