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o-Valar-Morghulis-o t1_j4wzdwo wrote
Reply to comment by seamustheseagull in Watch Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid work at a 'construction site' - The Robot Report by Gari_305
Yeup. There's a whole legion of labor that hate their jobs but refuse to educate or train themselves to continue to be relevant as jobs evolve. They don't need any real reasons to curmudgeon the shit out of new technology, science, etc.
o-Valar-Morghulis-o t1_j1q9w8l wrote
Reply to What do you see happening over the next 300 years to a millennia? In what way will it be different to how it is today? by Serious_Final_989
There will be a great die off of the ignorant and the remaining populace will unite globally.
o-Valar-Morghulis-o t1_ixewfa5 wrote
Reply to HVDC macrogrid would reduce climate pollutants and electricity costs while transmitting low-cost renewable power by manual_tranny
We need to face the fact that the old grid delivery approach might move power a little more efficiently but it is limited in evolving to better tech and delivery and the only reason it hasn't evolved is because it favors the big oil and utilities control, keeps them wealthy. They'll never invest their own wealth if it opens the doors to others.
o-Valar-Morghulis-o t1_isbsage wrote
Reply to comment by naveronex in FREE ELECTRICITY! Credit Suisse analysis says Inflation Reduction Act will produce solar modules for two pennies a watt in Ohio, while federal tax credits will cover 50% of project costs. by manual_tranny
Get a home battery storage system as well and don't send the power back into the grid. This is the way.
The power companies have seen this coming a long time and they refuse to upgrade the grids to smart bidirectional grids. They prefer to mash everyone's power into the old grid and then lobby the government to stop hurting their profits and power. They also lobby for grid upgrades but not the kind of upgrades that support everyone collecting energy. They just want the old grid which keeps them fully with their foot on all the distribution.
Turns out, when they have an abundance of power or power fluctuations..the old grid system does a shitty job of taking advantage of it and we experience some waste at the large power plants. Those wasted are still charged out to all the customers. And the big utilities say "see? New ways no worky derp".
o-Valar-Morghulis-o t1_j6znb65 wrote
Reply to Are cultural changes more important than technological ones to solve environmental and capitalism issues? by G-Funk_with_2Bass
Education is the key. Bring up the IQ in most rural areas.