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Re:Solar and Wind Power So Cheap They’re Outgrowing Subsidies by mikeash on Thursday September 19, 2019 @12:52PM (#21018046)
There’s a clear point where Fat Tony goes off the rails: depending on your view, it’s either right at the start (if you believe it’s not right to steal bread to feed your starving family) or at the point where he spontaneously switches from bread to cigarettes.

I’m curious which part of my comment you think plays that role.

Re:Solar and Wind Power So Cheap They’re Outgrowing Subsidies by kgwgk on Thursday September 19, 2019 @01:29PM (#21018483)
It was just a joke, but note that an analogy can die by a thousand cuts. Fat Tony's argument is extremely weak at every step (family => "large family", bread => cigarettes, give => sell).