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> Asteroid mining seems like it would become a necessary endeavor (...) ...or, I don't know, add a wind turbine somewhere?
by arinlen 4y ago
> Asteroid mining seems like it would become a necessary endeavor (...)
...or, I don't know, add a wind turbine somewhere?
- bequanna 4y agoHuh, you must me lucky enough to live somewhere that the wind always blows and the sun always shines.
- arinlen 4y ago> Huh, you must me lucky enough to live somewhere that the wind always blows and the sun always shines. This blend of puerile argument had been thoroughly refuted for over 30 years. Please find another cliche to parrot.
- bequanna 4y agoAs long as energy storage is expensive this is a valid argument. And as we erode our base generation in favor of these intermittent sources it becomes a more serious problem.