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Re:The human body is already close to thermal limits in many... by kd5bjo on Monday July 29, 2019 @07:29AM (#20553390)
On the flip side, the “solutions” that boil down to admonishing people not to do patently useful things are politically impossible, unless they propose a solution to the new problem they’re creating.
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Re:The human body is already close to thermal limits in many... by thatcat on Monday July 29, 2019 @10:57AM (#20555239)
The people so egar to keep up these behaviors should solve that problem themselves. They aren't entitled to have other people carry the burden of supporting their wasteful lifestyle.
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Re:The human body is already close to thermal limits in many... by kd5bjo on Monday July 29, 2019 @11:29AM (#20555583)
Recent history notwithstanding, politics is fundamentally about consensus and compromise. Regardless of the strength of your personal belief, change won’t happen until you convince a majority of people (or their representatives) to vote for your specific plan. Ostracism strengthens the opinions of people on both sides of the issue; it works directly against what has to happen to make actual progress.
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