• RealFknNito@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    “Come on guys, solar panels don’t make that much waste. Besides, it’s renewable!”

    “Nuclear Fission is dangerous, we shouldn’t make more power plants, invest in things like solar!”

    Don’t mind me, just waving my tiny “I was right” flag as we drown in our own hubris.

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      How are we even supposed to know what’s right anymore? Am I supposed to vote for the solar or the nuclear fanatics? I just wanna save the fucking climate, what should I do?

      Edit: I’m sorry if this isn’t phrased clearly, but what I mean to say is “solar fanatics or nuclear fanatics”, implying that I feel right in the middle between the to and just want to make the right choice. People are arguing loudly from both sides.

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        Nuclear, preferably fusion works out and energy becomes a non-issue. But nothing else we have can beat the reliability, energy density and power-to-emissions ratio of nuclear.

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        Well, the ‘nuclear fanatics’ are probably the best bet for actually saving the climate. The energy to waste ratio makes renewable energy look like a squirt gun compared to a fire hose. Even including the nuclear disasters of Chernobyl and Fukushima, renewable energy is more dangerous to human life.

        If you care to learn in video format, Kyle Hill has done an invaluable service illustrating very important things about nuclear energy.

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          Well, the ‘nuclear fanatics’ are probably the best bet for actually saving the climate.

          Are you volunteering your basement as storage location for nuclear waste? It’s funny how the biggest nuclear proponents are usually the ones who scream the loudest when their region is target for a geological survey for a possible storage location.

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            Are you volunteering your basement as storage location for nuclear waste?

            Yes, absolutely. Kyle hill has many videos. One where he’s kissing a barrel of nuclear waste. You have a very outdated idea of what modern nuclear energy is and I highly suggest actually clicking the link I provided.

            It’s funny how the people who rally the hardest against nuclear have no fucking idea what it is beyond the disasters.

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                The politicians who are owned by fossil fuel companies?

                One person writing to their politician isn’t worth the trash can space the letter will end up in. We need to have a majority of people supporting smart energy decisions, and that starts with telling people that their opinions on nuclear energy are 50 years out of date.

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                I have. I also offered to have a weed store move “nextdoor to me” since they kept on bringing it up during the debates years ago. Even sent them my address and the address of the empty building next door so they would know exactly where to put a legal dispensary.

                It didn’t happen but that might be for the best. Maybe I should have to walk a few minutes to get cannabis instead of walking nextdoor.

                Now that I have fulfilled your requirements I am sure you will be retracting your statement…any time now.

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            Yes I am volunteering my basement for that. Being literal. If you really think my basement is the best place you are welcome to pay me off to use it. I await you to put your money where your mouth is.

            s funny how the biggest nuclear proponents are usually the ones who scream the loudest when their region is target for a geological survey for a possible storage location.

            Citation needed. I want the names of ten people who match your criteria and decibel levels.

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        Nuclear. Go ahead and call me a fantic or whatever you want, I am sure I have been called worse. Renewables in anything resembling a near timeline aren’t up fro the task and we should have started decades ago.

        It is one of the depressing things about tech. We often know the exact solution and convince ourselves that it won’t work.