Post #1238654

2026-04-14 12:13 UTC

@IcyPalm @notjustbikes I suspect it’s far more simple than that. Your average person likely has zero knowledge of the grid frequency or why it’s important. They don’t know about the duck curve. Transmission is how the electricity gets from their local power plant to their house. What they do know: * Solar turns the daylight into electricity * We need electricity 24/7 * The sun doesn’t shine 24/7 * Batteries don’t last forever (and what if there’s a cloudy week, if …, if …, etc.) * Therefore, we need a base load that gets us through the night and cloudy days. (What’s a base load? Idk I heard it) * Nuclear is relatively clean and the scare factor was semi-artificially created by the fossil fuel industry, therefore it must be really good because they’re really bad It’s the liberal equivalent of “why don’t we just drill more?” I don’t think it’s some giant conspiracy.

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@burnitdown@beige.party 2026-04-14 13:41

@ClickyMcTicker @IcyPalm @notjustbikes nuclear is only "clean" if you don't consider how the fuel is acquired and don't consider what needs to be done with it when it's spent, and also don't consider the very dangerous risks it poses if something goes wrong. it's worse than the plastic industry.

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@arina@girlcock.club 2026-04-14 14:21

@ClickyMcTicker @IcyPalm @notjustbikes Honestly, I think all of these are valid concerns. I think it's curious that people yapping about renewables' success always talk about the Netherlands, or California, or Texas, or Australia. No one wants to renewable-ify somewhere in Siberia where you have little to no sunny days and very little coastal winds.

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@alexey88008@mastodon.social 2026-04-15 11:46

@arina Dumb or not, it is what I feel. I do not want to live in cold climate. Grandparents of my grandparents were forced to move here by the government. And now I do not have much choice. Migration is expensive. Most countries have some kind of anti immigration policy. And my passport is not exactly welcome in countries you would want to live in.

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