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We should slowly expand what “set and forget” means. Dishwashers and clothing washers for example, we could modify our behavior a little bit without any major i
by bee_rider 2y ago
We should slowly expand what “set and forget” means. Dishwashers and clothing washers for example, we could modify our behavior a little bit without any major inconvenience (load it up, put in the soap, and then let it schedule itself, you’ll get a notification when it runs).
Ovens and stoves are, I think, an unusually bad case. Although, slow cooking should be shiftable, right? Maybe we’ll have to eat slow cooked ribs instead of hamburgers. You know, to save the planet or whatever.
- CoffeeOnWrite 2y agoOr cooking with gas instead?
- estebank 2y agoGas has its own set of issues, from terrible leakage in every stage of distribution, to microparticules during cooking (which directly affects the health everyone that lives in the household), going through the ecological impact of production, and without forgetting the really bad failure mode they have when buildings fail in areas prone to earthquakes.
- Qwertious 2y agoMethane is a potent greenhouse gas, and cooking with gas is far worse than a renewables-powered electric stove.
- Scoundreller 2y agoInstant pots, kettles, dishwashers, microwaves and toasters all reduce energy consumption to do the same thing, but I don’t think anyone bought them for those reasons. The most effective method to reduce/shift consumption is just to make it the easier way. Adding cognitive load to shopping decisions and their daily lives is predictably ineffective for the general public (and almost universally hated). That majority will be a bit poorer because of it, and many will cheer that aspect but it also means the target goal has failed.