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You have to take a systemic view. Fewer batteries going into the landfill and not needing any of the toxic industry involved in making those batteries could ver
by vlovich123 3y ago
You have to take a systemic view. Fewer batteries going into the landfill and not needing any of the toxic industry involved in making those batteries could very well be a better trade off, especially since the battery can be reclaimed and repurposed elsewhere. I think this “it has to be an improvement on all fronts” attitude is actually harmful to making forward progress. And “less toxic” is also information-free because it’s not quantified nor is it a systemic analysis because that kind of analysis is quite hard to do. So yeah, it’s very possible that a radioactive battery is net better than chemical ones. It might bring new challenges but that’s true of all tech improvements.