• Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    We definitely can, it just would take a lot of effort and sacrefices the majority aren’t willing to take.

    We could shut down every coal power plant tomorrow, better to have some brown outs than to not have a planet at all.

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      3 months ago

      And bring the unemployment rate to a new high? I agree coal plants need to shut down and be replaced but it can’t all be done in one snap.

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        3 months ago

        It definitely can. It should not be, but it can be. Government is getting bolder with drastic dictatorial action, and just because we rely on something for safety and stability doesn’t mean it can’t be taken away in an instant.

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      3 months ago

      The result of shutting down every coal plant would not be “some brown outs”. It would be millions of people dying from cold and starvation.

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      3 months ago

      I suspect it’s actually the minority who would be unwilling to sacrifice. Most people sacrifice every day, seemingly more and more every financial quarter, but not for any greater good. Just so that wealthy minority can pad the bottom line they think will make them safe in an increasingly precarious world.

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        3 months ago

        I’ve been forced to sacrifice. I rent a car to drive for Uber, and as a result of being forced to use an electric vehicle for this, I lose about 20% per day.

        I’m doing my part! (against my will)