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Control the populace by any means
by unnamed76ri 3y ago
Control the populace by any means
- hsbauauvhabzb 3y agoWhat exactly is your justification here? It seems like a fairly good mechanism for consumers rather than control.
- unnamed76ri 3y ago1. Control by limiting choice 2. Potential control by being able to limit usage during peak times 3. Potential control if costs of producing electricity rise and consumers end up having less money for other things as a result 4. Potential control by making it easier for government to shut off power to people with “unacceptable” political views. I realize that a couple of those thoughts edge into conspiracy theory territory. But that’s why I used the word potential. The possibility exists that things could move in those directions.
- hsbauauvhabzb 3y ago1. Most people don’t choose what’s in a house, take the suburbs with dark fibre/copper who have executed class action lawsuits 2. There’s potential control of any resource going into a house, gas doesn’t change anything 3. Gas is more expensive than electricity, maintaining the infrastructure would be a significant cost also 4. You’re a cooker.
- unnamed76ri 3y agoIs gas more expensive because of natural market forces or because of government manipulation of the market?
- hsbauauvhabzb 3y agoDunno, have you factored infrastructure and risk costs into your numbers?
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoBecause Russia was a big supplier and they decided to invade Ukraine. But that only affects Europe and liquified NG users. In Victoria, the field they have been using is running dry, and they would rather not resort to fracking to find new NG reserves. It probably isn’t very economical to pipe it in from Western Australia where most of the current known reserves are.