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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.
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.
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)
Ugh that fucking sucks. I hate losing money just on rents, it feels so pointless
I’m glad the option exists, as a stepping stone up to buying a car.
But losing 20% of my revenue to charging time just feels insulting. It makes it so much harder to get to that next step.
I’m just barely scraping by, and if I could earn more I’d be out of this hole quicker.
They say the charging time is rest time, but I’d rather just have those two hours a day at home rather than in whatever grocery store parking lot happens to be the closest when my car needs a charge.
I also wouldn’t mind if it were an available option. The fact it’s basically the only option these days makes me feel so powerless.
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.
Coal is not just a low percentage of power generation but it’s also highly variable by location. For example I believe West Virginia is still mostly coal so would lose most of their power, but my state has zero coal so no direct effect
I could put on my blue spangled coastal elitist snob hat and say hah, repugnicans getting what they deserve
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.
Climate change will kill many more people than unemployment does.
this is true, but that doesn't make it more acceptable
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.
so your point is?