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I hope we can also make the cultural shift towards the goal being clean, plentiful supply as opposed to constrained demand.
by llimos 3y ago
I hope we can also make the cultural shift towards the goal being clean, plentiful supply as opposed to constrained demand.
- ricardo81 3y agoLoad shifting would certainly help achieve the goal
- mrshadowgoose 3y agoCouldn't agree more. We have so much untapped clean power radiating down onto our planet in the form of solar energy. Enough to provide every single human being with an energy budget far far in excess of a typical American. Yet so many people only fixate on the "solution" of "you must use less and have a shittier, less-comfortable life, there is no other way!". We are a civilization that fundamentally requires energy for all our wants and needs. People need to get over that and focus on gathering energy cleanly.
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- suoduandao3 3y agoIf energy is like money, then this is the old 'increase your income or decrease your expenses' dilemma. Increasing income is naturally the more desirable option, decreasing expenses can still be a reasonable temporary measure until you can get that promotion/career change/side hustle off the ground.
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoIf energy is like money, demand will always increase to be just slightly over supply.
- suoduandao2 3y agoOr decrease to be just slightly over supply. We don’t like to think about it but the current energy mix plus geopolitical factors make that a distinct possibility.
- llimos 3y agoYes, of course. But parts of the discourse make it sound like we need to reduce our energy usage as some kind of 'moral imperative'. They give the impression that they'd be disappointed if everyone could get everything they wanted with zero cost to the environment.
- wilg 3y agoThe abundance agenda!
- oezi 3y agoWe will need to overprovision solar and wind for winter so yes electricity will likely be abundantly available most of the year.