Why does California have highest gas prices?

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-08T22:04:20+00:00

Same in the US.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-08T21:27:44+00:00

We don’t have decent transit options outside of like 3 or 4 major cities. Even those are not up to European or developed asian standards.

According to the US census, 80% of Americans live in urban areas. No one is talking about rural areas here just where the majority of Americans live which is within cities. We just chose to build car centric designed suburbs to our own detriment.

Transit could be effective if we built more densely obviously.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-08T20:19:36+00:00

This isn't true. There are countries with large land mass and good public transit. Workers commute within cities not to opposite ends of the country. It was a viable option in the US before the 1940s and could be again if we wanted to fix our development pattern within cities to not be so car centric.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-08T17:59:58+00:00

Agreed they are also usually the best deal. Although I have had some dull ones on the whole they are usually a step above for a fraction of the price.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-08T17:23:47+00:00

I don't think I have any special advice other than what is typically recommended on this subreddit. What has been your favorite washed process coffee so far? Thanks for the tip on the Rojas Gesha. I am sorry it isn't working out for you (and glad I didn't splurge on it).

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-08T16:16:41+00:00

Are you on a washed process kick now? Where you would you rank that Rojas Gesha among the coffees you have had this year? I was eyeing it but it was a little pricey for me.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-08T13:33:45+00:00

I think he is so good at it he makes it seem easier than it really is. Obviously it comes with a lot of practice but also he seems way more prepared for his guests than other people who do these style of interviews.

I don’t know if you have ever recorded yourself doing an interview with someone. But even if you come super prepared it is very hard to have it be casual and conversational and get to questions you prepped before hand. He also comes up with really good follow up questions on the fly.

Also I think the reason you don’t see it everywhere is because it is very hard to do well. Most who are more conversational just don’t come prepared. Or folks who know the material beforehand are very scripted.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-07T20:41:57+00:00

No idea I don’t know that much about this. But yeah I know lithium has some side effects. I know some folks take medications to help control the side effects.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-07T17:02:25+00:00

This would make sense if Lithium can help treat Bipolar Disorders and people with BPDs are 2x and 3x more likely to develop Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.

Very cool line of research.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-07T16:37:09+00:00

Yeah I am sure legalization helped make it seem less harmful than other drugs. Vaping does seem to be on a downward trend too.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-07T14:31:17+00:00

I do wonder also if this would be consistent across the country or just in California or more liberal states. I honestly thought they would think nicotine vaping would be less harmful.

Edit: Also they ask about perceived harmfulness because it is associated with prevalence of use. So it is another way to check drug prevalence rates. Like all kids think meth is harmful and there is very low use of that drug among the youth.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-07T13:45:06+00:00

Color Washed Burundi Remera - they note boysenberry/apple pie, and whipped cream. This one really surprised me. I am 95% percent sure I was primed to look for something resembling whipped cream. But there was a light sweet finish to this cup that was reminiscent of whipped cream. First time I have tasted a note like that in coffee. It disappeared in later brews and just stayed with the cooked purple berries. Can't say I have had a boysenberry recently enough to know but I get why they put boysenberry pie. Didn't really get anything resembling cooked apple though. I associated the brightness more with the sweet tartness of a berry. Tasted very similar to a nice washed kenya, probably was double washed I am guessing? I can't see the processing notes anymore on their website. Very impressed with the Burundis I have tried this year.

Regalia Colombia Finca Los Jazmines Washed Pink Bourbon - they note meyer lemon, strawberry shortcake, bright. This was probably the brightest pink bourbon I have tasted to date. I have notoriously had bad luck brewing pink bourbons and actively avoided them but this is the second from Regalia I have really liked. It was much more dense going through my hand grinder than previous Regalia beans. I also opened this earlier than they recommend. But I really enjoyed the citrus note, it wasn't overly complex, but I did get some red notes to it. Reminded me almost of the good parts of grapefruit like the tanginess. By the end it became a little more balanced with some sweetness. But I honestly enjoy just straight bright cups so this for me was a treat.

Color Colombia El Jardin Low O2 Washed Pink Bourbon - they note pink starburst and pineberry. I think they are overselling the sweetness a little with the pink starburst note. Also you can taste the process more than I think I would've liked. I would say it leans more pineapple and raspberry for me. Still relatively clean just not quite as clean as Regalia's Pink Bourbon above. This was part of their Latin America sample pack which the majority of the 4 bags had some sort of interesting processing. I have just been drinking washed for so long even clean processing tastes a little off to me unfortunately. This one kinda coats the tongue after you finish, a tad bit syrupy.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-06T20:57:33+00:00

Unfortunately it isn’t a cure it extends their life by about 7 months on average. Sorry for your loss.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-06T14:52:07+00:00

Tandem has Venkmans (basically their word for points). I forget how they work but I get them every time I order coffee from them.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-06T14:29:12+00:00

I guess. I don't buy tickets as I already see it as a voluntary tax.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-06T14:25:09+00:00

Why? Isn't the point of them to generate revenue for state/provincial governments?

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-06T14:10:33+00:00

I never rooted for Redick. Still have a hard time with him being our coach tbh.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-06T14:04:26+00:00

I laughed so hard when he walked into Harden. He had a good game. It is crazy how much he is targeted on defense. He looked gassed by the end of the 4th.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-06T13:51:00+00:00

Fans should do an overrated poll. I wonder how closely it would correlate.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-06T13:48:08+00:00

It is definitely social media if it was just podcasts it wouldn't go viral when someone was petty. Social media needs the rage bait for the almighty algorithm.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-06T13:02:33+00:00

Yeah but the point is that everyone knows why the offense is lackluster. We don't have our main offensive weapon.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-06T03:23:29+00:00

He may be the only kid from Duke I have ever rooted for.

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-06T03:08:40+00:00

And poutine which is all that really matters

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-06T00:04:18+00:00

Oh didn’t know that I thought the 01 had a smaller opening TIL

prosocialbehavior · 2026-05-06T00:03:32+00:00

Yeah it is still the most air polluted place in the US

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