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I bet most of them will cancel their participation in the program as fast as possible. Yes, they were aware of the consequences, but most people tend to believe

I bet most of them will cancel their participation in the program as fast as possible. Yes, they were aware of the consequences, but most people tend to believe that that won't happen because we live in a reasonable world.

throwawaysleep 4y ago
> but most people tend to believe that that won't happen because we live in a reasonable world. A company is giving away money for you to sign up and the reasonable thing is to assume it will never happen?
- Semaphor 4y ago
  How is this getting downvoted? (currently gray) The only reasonable expectation is that it will happen, just like the comment said.
  - InTheArena 4y ago
    Actually, it said that it would be safe, intermittent and short. A 12 hour block, that I cannot override in a emergency is none of those things. source - live here and signed up for the program.
    - throw827474737 4y ago
      Can you detail the emergency please? Do you guys realize that the alternative to things like this soon may be a blackout with much harsher consequences at some point? Soon we won't have those fixed prize contracts anymore anyway, and it is then again up to your full control to spend your full month salary for AC on a hot day in crisis times..
      - InTheArena 4y ago
        Yes, which is why I am working on getting solar added to the house, and go as much off the grid as possible.
      - dbsights 4y ago
        Come on, the choice isn't just between conservation and blackouts.. This is only an issue because we sacrificed the reliability of the power grid for 'green' technologies. Forget enforced conservation or blackouts, I choose a reliable power grid, obviously, and that means ditching worthless renewables and building out proven technology.
      - locutous 4y ago
        > Can you detail the emergency please? People who are sensitive to heat may need to cool down and 78 deg may not be cool enough. My wife is particularly sensitive to heat, as in hospitalization is possible if she gets over heated for too long. She very easily triggers heat stroke symptoms. And some days in the summer it's "run the AC full blast" whatever the temperature is set at. Sometimes that's even when we are down to 73 thermostat temp. Usually not that low but it has happened. 78 is frequently enough, but not always, many factors are involved. I won't touch this tech with a 10 foot pole. We require full control of the environmental controls.
  - djbusby 4y ago
    It's likely grey cause folk hate to be reminded of the human condition to think: "it won't happen to me" & the follow-up "when it does I'm surprised and mad".
  - ed-209 4y ago
    I didn't downvote but there appears to be an unprecedented energy crisis on the horizon and I suspect this story is a taste of things to come. In that sense, being logically correct in assigning blame to the peasants might still be a bad look overall?
aperson_hello 4y ago
But the key point they're missing is that we live in a reasonable world because of these types of programs!

throwawaysleep 4y ago

> but most people tend to believe that that won't happen because we live in a reasonable world. A company is giving away money for you to sign up and the reasonable thing is to assume it will never happen?

Semaphor 4y ago
How is this getting downvoted? (currently gray) The only reasonable expectation is that it will happen, just like the comment said.
- InTheArena 4y ago
  Actually, it said that it would be safe, intermittent and short. A 12 hour block, that I cannot override in a emergency is none of those things. source - live here and signed up for the program.
  - throw827474737 4y ago
    Can you detail the emergency please? Do you guys realize that the alternative to things like this soon may be a blackout with much harsher consequences at some point? Soon we won't have those fixed prize contracts anymore anyway, and it is then again up to your full control to spend your full month salary for AC on a hot day in crisis times..
    - InTheArena 4y ago
      Yes, which is why I am working on getting solar added to the house, and go as much off the grid as possible.
    - dbsights 4y ago
      Come on, the choice isn't just between conservation and blackouts.. This is only an issue because we sacrificed the reliability of the power grid for 'green' technologies. Forget enforced conservation or blackouts, I choose a reliable power grid, obviously, and that means ditching worthless renewables and building out proven technology.
    - locutous 4y ago
      > Can you detail the emergency please? People who are sensitive to heat may need to cool down and 78 deg may not be cool enough. My wife is particularly sensitive to heat, as in hospitalization is possible if she gets over heated for too long. She very easily triggers heat stroke symptoms. And some days in the summer it's "run the AC full blast" whatever the temperature is set at. Sometimes that's even when we are down to 73 thermostat temp. Usually not that low but it has happened. 78 is frequently enough, but not always, many factors are involved. I won't touch this tech with a 10 foot pole. We require full control of the environmental controls.
- djbusby 4y ago
  It's likely grey cause folk hate to be reminded of the human condition to think: "it won't happen to me" & the follow-up "when it does I'm surprised and mad".
- ed-209 4y ago
  I didn't downvote but there appears to be an unprecedented energy crisis on the horizon and I suspect this story is a taste of things to come. In that sense, being logically correct in assigning blame to the peasants might still be a bad look overall?

aperson_hello 4y ago

But the key point they're missing is that we live in a reasonable world because of these types of programs!