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Let's not have this discussion. I predict lots of heat and very little light.

• Duff 15y ago
  It should get amusing when the crowd of folks who claimed that Fukushima was no big deal show up. Oh wait, they're here already.
  • iliis 15y ago
    Somewhat OT, but maybe worth mentioning: I was one of those who went around and said "Meh, no big deal, just another earthquake in Japan". When I first heard about the quake [1], it was basically just the automatic report and some twitter noise. I tried to find more Information during the rest of the day, but while a lot of reports came in, none mentioned much damage. So, my reaction was "Hey guys, there was a big earthquake in Japan. 9.0! That's a lot. But I don't think it caused huge damage, after all, Japan is prepared for such things." I think this is a nice example how the media shapes our thinking: Just because I didn't saw any "Deadliest earthquake ever!"-headlines, I tought that it couldn't be a big deal. I mean, we have Airplanes, Satellites and the Internet, surely everybody would know the extent of damage by now... [1] about three hours after it happenend, thanks HN!
  • ceejayoz 15y ago
    It was a big deal. The point is that statistically such incidents kill and injure far fewer than coal, natural gas, or even hydroelectricity.
    • borism 15y ago
      it's not about deaths. it's about lives.
      • ceejayoz 15y ago
        I'm unclear as to what you're trying to say there. Are you contending that nuclear power disrupts and ruins more lives than coal power does?