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Re:Pyrrhic Victory by pyuser583 on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @11:29AM (#23552587)
> Don’t offer a specific return but benefit society and the planet as a whole

Isn’t that antithetical to evidence based policy making? How can we verify a project is successful without a desired outcome to look for?

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Re:Pyrrhic Victory by api on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @11:34AM (#23552656)
Reduced CO2 emissions? Reduced dependence on finite fossil fuel supplies? Cheaper energy in the long term once these systems are scaled up, and an end to energy price shocks caused by fossil fuel supply?
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Re:Pyrrhic Victory by pyuser583 on Wednesday June 17, 2020 @11:22PM (#23559491)
Aren’t those specific returns?
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