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Weird that the author lays anxiety about nuclear power at the feet of millennials and zoomers.. in my experience a lot of young people are apathetic or supporti
by InSteady 3y ago
Weird that the author lays anxiety about nuclear power at the feet of millennials and zoomers.. in my experience a lot of young people are apathetic or supportive of nuclear, it's the boomers who are still stuck in the fear-mongering from the 70's (or are simply NIMBYs who hide their selfishness behind more socially acceptable excuses).
Are zoomers and millennials actually cautious and anxious about increasing adoption of renewable technologies? About further development? There are strong signs that it will not be enough to avert major disruptions to the planet and ecosystems we depend on to thrive... but no young person I've met is in any way negative about the idea of more progress with renewables and other climate-focused tech. We are anxious that humanity is still producing more CO2 than ever before in human history (we are merely slowing the pace of increase.. slowly), with no sign of that radically changing any time soon.
As far as healthcare goes... well, let's just say that in the US at least, we have reasons to be skeptical that more technology is going to solve the problems that lead us to having the most expensive yet some of the worst healthcare outcomes of all the wealthy democracies in the world. It's an incredible healthcare system for those who are rich and those who are lucky enough to have amazing health insurance (and don't get unlucky, because even amazing insurance fucks people massively from time to time). For the rest of us it's bad, if not dire, and the next big data idea, new cancer treatment, or drug delivery system is not likely to change the abysmal reality that those of us living paycheck to paycheck have been facing our whole lives: if you get very sick, you are probably going bankrupt, and may end up losing your job and housing depending on how symptoms and treatment go.