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These are like dispatches from deep within a cult compound that can only be made by ignoring virtually every metric of human well-being. Poverty, illiteracy, in
by premium-komodo 5y ago
These are like dispatches from deep within a cult compound that can only be made by ignoring virtually every metric of human well-being. Poverty, illiteracy, infant mortality, etc., one could go on for days, they're all better. But from within the cult, it looks like "disaster" for other people to use the electricity they bought how they want.
I find it revealing what happens if you say "oh, well, if you're worried about pollution, let's do nuclear." The strange thing is, somehow it's still a problem for them. One begins to wonder if the real issue is not pollution, but simply using plentiful electricity for purposes the complainers don't approve of.
- lottin 5y agoWe live in a planet with limited resources. If someone expends these resources in ways that I consider reckless, selfish and stupid, I will complain.
- jlokier 5y agoIf you think nuclear fission is the solution to the problems caused by energy production currently, you are almost certainly wrong. On top of that, nuclear is completely useless for addressing the BTC mining consumption problem. Even deluxe perfectly clean magic energy would not address it. Mining is a consumption competition with no upper limit, so will use up all the nuclear and other magic you can produce and still demand more from every other power source it can afford. The people you are talking to know this, so course they are going to think you're not offering a solution, just a glib remark that doesn't begin to address the problem.