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Re:Europe is in danger of rolling electricity shortages by ChuckNorris89 on Sunday September 25, 2022 @10:16AM (#32971562)
The poor and vulnerable people in places like Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, etc. receive generous welfare and assistance from the government to not starve and freeze to death. They'll be fine.

In Eastern Europe, not so much.

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Re:Europe is in danger of rolling electricity shortages by jozvolskyef on Sunday September 25, 2022 @10:41AM (#32971770)
Are you implying that France, Germany, and Netherlands don't have homeless and elderly people? These two groups are the most at risk of dying form cold.

edit: I'm glad that you mention Eastern Europe, which is where I come from. Paradoxically, more people die from cold in the West, because their milder climates don't force them to invest in insulation.

edit2: the previous claim may be based on flawed methology, see https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/38/4/806/2966950

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Re:Europe is in danger of rolling electricity shortages by trasz on Sunday September 25, 2022 @08:11PM (#32977866)
At least here in Cambridge social services literally rent hotel rooms for homeless folks when it gets dangerously cold.
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