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> may just disconnect from the grid and then the numbers really won't work Which works until everybody is off the grid and then collapses. Everybody relies on
by bsder 5y ago
> may just disconnect from the grid and then the numbers really won't work
Which works until everybody is off the grid and then collapses.
Everybody relies on the fact that the grid is ubiquitous. Street lights, traffic lights, water pumps, etc. When the grid isn't ubiquitous, you lose all manner of things we take for granted.
We've seen this before in California. Some suburbs made a point of being in unincorporated land to avoid being associated with LA. Well, they found out really quickly that their infrastructure was horribly expensive when they had to pay for it all themselves.
- leephillips 5y agoIn other words, the grid is part of critical infrastructure. As such, it should be a governmental function supported by taxes, rather than a product invested in by private companies.