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You're making assumptions here though that children having to do schoolwork after dark is a fundamentally good thing. The same goes for the assumption that soci
by _heimdall 2y ago
You're making assumptions here though that children having to do schoolwork after dark is a fundamentally good thing. The same goes for the assumption that society can't function after dusk - what did society do before the lightbulb was invented?
Taking modern norms as a basis for why we need the tech that allows the modern norms is a logical loop. People did learn things before electricity, and electricity didn't predate society.
- kragen 2y agoif you read william kamkwamba's autobiography, you will gain a major appreciation for what a huge improvement functioning after dusk can be. his 12-watt windmill revolutionized his family's life, for the better, even before it made him world-famous
- _heimdall 2y agoI have little doubt that going from no electricity to 12 watts can be a huge leap, but I'm not familiar with William Kamkwamba. Help me out here, what goals or metrics did he point to when showing that his family's life was better?
- kragen 2y agoread the book
- _heimdall 2y agoI may. In the meantime is it really so hard to give highlights or an example that at least better explains the point you were raising? Just saying one person felt their life drastixally improved with one change they made isn't really helpful at all, you can find countless anecdotes to make whatever argument you want.