I put my son's college money in a my State's sponsored College Fund using their mutual fund option. Got a tax break on it also. Mutual funds spread out the risk much more than individual stocks.
True. California will really be screwed since they have power problems already plus they want to ban gas cars in a few years. How oblivious can they be to the coming disaster when there are flashing warning signs already.
True. The change to batteries is powered by the climate change and environmental crowd and any others who can make money off of the change and the consequences be damned until the new pet project comes along. Then it will start all over again.
I remember when people were hating on SUV's and dealers would sell them at dirt cheap prices just to get rid of them. There were even reports of people burning them out of hatred. Times change.
If you are dumb or "woke" enough to get a degree in Gender Studies or some other obviously useless field then you should be the only one paying for your stupidity. A big part of life is about making good choices of the options available to you.
The question to ask yourself is how much is your life or someone else's life worth if this thing blows while going down the highway. Equipment failure is easy to avoid when you know the part to replace beforehand.