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by tchaffee 4y ago
The topic is this: You are aware that not every place in the world has the weather found in California, yes? Nothing you mentioned supports the false claim that you need sunny weather for solar to be a viable source of energy. Not to mentio
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by tchaffee 4y ago
> During the day, in the summer, when it's not cloudy, perhaps. > You are aware that not every place in the world has the weather found in California, yes? Your info is sorely out of date. Modern solar panels can operate in cloud
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by tchaffee 4y ago
> In terms of workers killed per watt-hour generated? > No, it isn't. It's not even close. Yo. This source says you are wrong. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/death-rates-from-energy-p... What source
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by tchaffee 4y ago
The claim was not "relatively safe compared to other forms of energy". The claim was bug free. Which -- if you want to use past history -- is false. > climbing on roofs and towers to install wind and solar is dangerous, yo Clim
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by tchaffee 4y ago
> Imagine writing bug-free code Can't possibly go tits up. These new reactors are surely infallible, right?
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That's not how it works and that's not what you end up with. See how easy that is? I'm stopping here because this discussion has far more noise than signal.
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by tchaffee 4y ago
That sounds like a cop out. The historical data is accurate. And there is a historical basis for reparations being a thing that works. Similar things have been done successfully before. The best way to get countries to drop out and not part
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by tchaffee 4y ago
History can determine who should have the highest remaining allowance.
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by tchaffee 4y ago
Which chart are you looking at? I don't see a chart for electricity sources on that page. When I go to the page for electricity mix ( https://ourworldindata.org/electricity-mix ) and choose Brazil in the chart, I get a t
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by tchaffee 4y ago
> Those massive investments are made in the hope for return, not the current elected people’s green goodwill Could you please share the evidence you have of the motivations of the elected people? Anyone can make guesses and it would be e
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by tchaffee 4y ago
Of course corporations create some demand. Stuff that breaks after a few years instead of lasting generations creates demand. Google and Facebook are huge thanks to massive corporate advertising budgets. Lots of products would never survive
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by tchaffee 4y ago
Why does China produce so much CO2? Making products for Westerners hugely contributes to that, doesn't it? So yeah, the blame really does need to point to Western consumption habits.
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by tchaffee 4y ago
As the costs and damage of flooding quickly rise into the trillions per year, changing the color of clouds will look more and more attractive.
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by tchaffee 4y ago
Cities have far more potential for efficient energy generation and use than houses. Let's take one poor country: Brazil. 80% of electricity is from renewable resources. You cannot buy pure gasoline at the pump, it's all mixed with
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by tchaffee 4y ago
> You dismissed the article and author by labeling it a 'hit piece' by 'someone who hates wikipedia'. Both of which are factual. > The next natural question that I asked You didn't just ask the next "n
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by tchaffee 4y ago
I explained my approach in other comments. Look up the bullshit asymmetry principal for why I don't owe you the answers to your accusatory style questions and your "what's interesting" observations. Neither do I owe the
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by tchaffee 4y ago
Is it true or false that the author is heavily biased against Wikipedia? If the claim is true, then no one has an obligation to respond to one-sided accusations made in bad faith with zero intention to report on any details that would paint
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by tchaffee 4y ago
> the problem is that every instance of hostile sexism is also benevolent sexism It's not a problem. It's an essential part of the definition: "Hostile sexism reflects overtly negative evaluations and stereotypes about a
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by tchaffee 4y ago
Or you haven't educated yourself on what the technical term actually means. tl;dr: Benevolent sexism towards women is considered harmful to women. Benevolent sexism towards men is considered harmful to men. You can read more about what
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by tchaffee 4y ago
Calling it "benevolent sexism" is using a technical term you seem to be unfamiliar with. Benevolent sexism towards women is considered harmful to women and equality. Likewise attributing something overly positive to men would be c
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by tchaffee 4y ago
Folks are rushing to criticize the term "benevolent sexism" without knowing what the technical term means. It's not the gotcha you think it is. tl;dr Benevolent sexism towards women is damaging to women. Likewise for benevole
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by tchaffee 4y ago
> then either you admit sexism is defined subjectively That is indeed right in the definition, which you should read: Hostile sexism reflects overtly negative evaluations and stereotypes about a gender (e.g., the ideas that women are in
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by tchaffee 4y ago
> Your comment is the definition of an ad hominem argument: the author is a Bad Person so we should disregard anything he says. "In some cases, a successful argument against the person can render an arguer's impartiality, sinc
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by tchaffee 4y ago
This is a hit piece by someone who hates Wikipedia. It should be ignored. If and when someone with far less bias writes an article on Wikimedia finances, I might be interested.
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by tchaffee 4y ago
The claim is that compared to jobs with similar training requirements and similar job demands . Comparing to all occupations is a useless comparison if you want to stay on topic. There should be no need to repeat the entire context of the
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by tchaffee 4y ago
> Fastest growing has nothing to do with the link I posted. Let me highlight the relevant part of the link you posted: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/**FASTEST-GROWING**.htm > What is relevant is they were the highest p
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by tchaffee 4y ago
> I'm pretty skeptical Feel free to provide an better source. You made a claim that looked like a bad guess and it was pretty easy to find a source showing that you were wrong. What data is your claim based on? > What kind of int
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by tchaffee 4y ago
> I guess you are using "computer occ" value for programmer? I'm using "Technicians and comp. programmers"
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Considering the median hourly pay in 2021 was $37.31, this is easily believable and probably quite common. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm#tab...
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by tchaffee 4y ago
This source shows the IQ range of nurses and computer programmers as very similar. With programmers going both slightly lower and slightly higher than nurses. Meaning there are no nurses that have as low an IQ as the lowest IQ programmer. P

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