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Re:Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory by madsbuch on Thursday March 16, 2023 @12:42PM (#35184478)
Well, if I "realistically need both" it is not a false dichotomy. Then it is just impractical. I also don't present a DI-chotomy, I present two sides of potentially a lot of sides. I also don't present the sides as being mutually exclusive, why it is neither a di-CHOTOMY.

Anyways, I don't think I understand why I practically need both? Currently we seem to take the practical approach of choosing none.

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Re:Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory by comte7092 on Thursday March 16, 2023 @12:56PM (#35184705)
>Either you save energy, drive less, etc. or you embrace energy sources like nuclear.

I took this to be an either or statement, apologies if that was not your intention.

>Anyways, I don't think I understand why I practically need both?

Overhauling the entire energy system is a huge effort, even more so when the demands grow year after year. Hitting that target in the requisite timeframe is much easier if the energy demands are lessened through conservation.

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Re:Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory by madsbuch on Thursday March 16, 2023 @02:49PM (#35186509)
åh, I understand. the latter part of my comment was the simpler "edgy" statement.

and yes, I completely agree with your assessment around the overhauling effort.

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