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Re:The Golden State's War on Itself by pjscott on Monday August 09, 2010 @08:39PM (#1590041)
Be careful that you don't mistake passion for dogmatism. I have seen a few pro-nukes who treat it as a happy death spiral, but they seem to be the exception.

(Definition of happy death spiral: http://lesswrong.com/lw/ln/resist_the_happy_death_spiral/ . Does anybody have a more common synonym for this that wouldn't require explanation? Links are a little awkward on HN.)

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Re:The Golden State's War on Itself by jbooth on Monday August 09, 2010 @11:20PM (#1590330)
I was pro-nuke and I'm still more pro-nuke than I am pro-coal.

I just re-evaluated my risk tolerance in the wake of this whole gulf thing. Anyways happy death spiral is a great way to put it -- I kind of view my past feelings about it through that lens.

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