London girl could be first to have “air pollution” listed as cause of death

Re:London girl could be first to have “air pollution” listed... by SlowRobotAhead on Saturday May 04, 2019 @03:13PM (#19828573)

>I'm not willing to accept that a car with "reduced pollution" is clean when alternatives are readily available.

That’s exactly what you just did when you said electric cars would be ‘ok’. In 2015 less than 25% of power was renewable generated in U.K.

So pardon me, but my problem isn’t with your lack of understanding on the topic - it’s that you have strong and seemingly contradictory opinions that directly relate to what should and shouldn’t be “taxed out of existence”.

I might be more forgiving if you say what you mean up front instead of moving goal posts.

In this case, I think your original post you should have said “I think only rich people should be allowed to drive in London”.

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Re:London girl could be first to have “air pollution” listed... by esotericn on Saturday May 04, 2019 @04:18PM (#19829073)

I support carbon taxes as well. Crazy how far steelmanning can get you.

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Re:London girl could be first to have “air pollution” listed... by SlowRobotAhead on Sunday May 05, 2019 @12:20PM (#19833517)

So by moving the goal posts, never being able to technically support your opinions, and being generally ignorant on the topic you have strong “everyone needs do as I say” opinions about...

Has someone explained that to you as what a “steelman” argument is?

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Re:London girl could be first to have “air pollution” listed... by esotericn on Sunday May 05, 2019 @06:21PM (#19835447)

I don't think that people need do as I say at all.

I think that the externalities of private ICE cars should be priced in.

It is absurd that I can drive an ICE car about in London for an hour for less than the cost of a pint.

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