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I agree - wind turbines look great. They’re a visible symbol of technology, progress, and elegance. Some people complain that birds will fly into them, as if c

• ekianjo 4y ago
  > They’re a visible symbol of technology, progress, and elegance. They're a visible symbol of non-progress, we had windmills for centuries and it's literally one of the most low-tech ways to produce power.
  • epistasis 4y ago
    Simple, cheap, clean, and effective are pretty much the best metrics to optimize technology for. "New" is not a desirable attribute in a technology. Though I would argue that current wind is extremely new, in the advanced manufacturing methods for such massive structures, in the design of blades and placement on wind farms. And for flaring offshore wind, the engineering is truly impressive. Thinking that modern wind turbines are centuries old tech is like thinking that nuclear power is centuries old tech because it boils water to generate mechanical force. But again, "new" is not the desirable property, it's only a means to other better attributes.
• layer8 4y ago
  > wind turbines look great. They’re a visible symbol of technology, progress, and elegance. Exactly. Since watching Macross Plus when I was young, wind turbines instill a deep nostalgia in me. Though Yoko Kanno’s soundtrack is likely partly to blame. :)