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I enjoy these spots and empathize with the expression of futility about the lack of action on climate change often contained in them. It’s worth pointing out in reference to this spot’s celebration of Tesla’s lithium batteries, however, that Bolivia is rich in lithium which is the reason the democratically elected government of Evo Morales was ousted in a coup. Elon Musk said about the coup, “We will coup whoever we want! Deal with it.” Truer capitalist words have hardly ever been spoken.
The use of “shock words” to stimulate laughter when the humor is weak loses effectiveness very quickly. It is tiresome and insulting. Many on the net do it, and the more the less merry.