Charyou-Tree t1_j2nlxs2 wrote on January 2, 2023 at 5:49 PM

Reply to Anticipating and defusing the role of conspiracy beliefs in shaping opposition to wind farms by Creative_soja

I think this study has it backwards unfortunately.

Some people decided they hate wind farms, and they'll believe whatever they need to believe to justify getting rid of them.

Charyou-Tree t1_ixosh0x wrote on November 25, 2022 at 2:51 AM

Reply to TIL a few months before his death in 1896, Alfred Nobel was prescribed nitroglycerin for this heart condition. by Ganacsi

Nitroglycerin is one of those strange molecules that is really good at two completely unrelated things. Powerful primary high explosive, also an excellent vasodilator drug.

Charyou-Tree t1_irwjq6v wrote on October 11, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Reply to In the US, many eligible voters have to not only register to vote, but re-register to vote. Automatic voter re-registration – which targets those already registered rather than all eligible nonregistrants – would on its own increase turnout in the US by 5.8 percentage points. by smurfyjenkins

Registering to vote is literally only a paperwork hurdle to keep people from voting. I guarantee the government knows who you are and where you live when its time to collect taxes, why on earth do you have to stand in line at the DMV and wait for them to mail you a card with the information they already have???