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...replying to myself here to possibly avoid being downvoted to oblivion: This is an example of sarcastic critique. The goal is to illustrate the entirely arbit
by jakedata 5y ago
...replying to myself here to possibly avoid being downvoted to oblivion: This is an example of sarcastic critique. The goal is to illustrate the entirely arbitrary nature of the green vs red labels given to various categories such as electricity consumption. Thank you for your time.
- johnday 5y agoI'm not sure it's "arbitrary" that people living longer is considered an upside.
- jakedata 5y agoNor is greater electricity consumption strictly a downside. Using more responsibly sourced electricity could be considered a good thing if it offsets charcoal sourced from a rainforest. Dying 30 years earlier certainly can reduce your lifetime energy consumption.
- DangitBobby 5y agoMetrics cannot be perfect. That doesn't mean "don't have metrics" it means "think carefully about what your metrics actually mean." All other things being equal in two countries, it's a positive if one uses less electricity.