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Imagine an NGO with infinite cash started handing out free rooftop solar installations to anyone that wanted it in the US. The oil companies would lose their co
by wildzzz 2y ago
Imagine an NGO with infinite cash started handing out free rooftop solar installations to anyone that wanted it in the US. The oil companies would lose their collective minds over the sudden drop in profits. You would instantly see legislative backlash to put a stop to it. Those in power spend a lot of time and energy making the status quo what it is and they don't like when it's threatened.
- Rinzler89 2y ago>Those in power spend a lot of time and energy making the status quo what it is and they don't like when it's threatened. Kinda like how the sugar and fast food industry don't like that people are now indulging in Ozempic, or other weight loss drugs since they just decrease your appetite making people eat less.
- Ferret7446 2y agoI don't see a point in imagining an impossible hypothetical. If we imagine a world with infinite resources a lot of problems as we know it would go away. It is precisely because we live in a complicated and imperfect world that we have problems, and we must solve those problems within that reality. Competing priorities between different parties (e.g., "oil companies") cannot be simply ignored if you want to actually discuss anything meaningful and not merely wishful/imaginary.