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"First world" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_electricity_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_electricity_crisis
by monochr 12y ago
"First world"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_electricity_crisis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_electricity_crisis
- mikeash 12y agoI think that reinforces his point. That crisis involved only a small number of blackouts (four periods of 1-2 days of blackouts over the course of a year, according to that page), and this was still considered bad enough to make headlines and be labeled a "crisis".
- enscr 12y agoThe difference is, third world countries have these 'crisis' on a daily basis and it's a part of life. That's not a real crisis anymore for them.