No surprise to us geeks, of course. "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog" and all that.

The big surprise (disappointment) to me was witnessing how "do your own research" looks in practice.

  - Type in some search terms.
  - Open handful of the top hits.
  - Believe everything. 
  - Even the obvious scams & ads.

Cable media is filled with ads for scams purporting to prevent other scams.

> We need legal protections for elders and youth

Offline too.

Predation on the elderly is an industry.

Our own attempts to do something about (successful) scammers were meant with utter indifference by my parent's state's (Arizona) attorney general, county sheriffs, local police.

Your ideas are intriguing and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

A monocoque design could be really cool. Like the original Mini. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mini

Were I in charge, I'd've started with a kei car or city car. Or something (size wise) like Telo. https://www.telotrucks.com/

Definitely would not have started with an off-road vehicle.