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While we're picking and choosing who gets to consume electricity, let's get rid of video gaming, casinos, porn websites, etc.
by tenuousemphasis 5y ago
While we're picking and choosing who gets to consume electricity, let's get rid of video gaming, casinos, porn websites, etc.
- Tarsul 5y agono. But please tax luxuries especially wrt their externalities.
- tenuousemphasis 5y agoSo like a carbon tax?
- zbrozek 5y agoThat's why the second task is hard. Probably the right way to do it isn't via the electricity angle, but the securities or commerce angles.
- tenuousemphasis 5y agoIf all electricity is generated by renewables and/or dirty electricity is expensive due to a carbon tax, why do you want to ban bitcoin mining too?
- rsynnott 5y agoWhen was the last time you bought an incandescent lightbulb?
- tenuousemphasis 5y agoIt's been a long time, but I don't understand your point.
- Ekaros 5y agoI don't know why electric vehicles should be allowed either. Why not just ban those too? And force people to walk.