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Re:That's a *huge* amount of energy being transferred to the... by Timon3 on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @06:55AM (#36308296)
What is bad about using less energy? What is good about using more?
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Re:That's a *huge* amount of energy being transferred to the... by wyager on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @09:19PM (#36320075)
Energy usage is synonymous with level of civilization. I like civilization.
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Re:That's a *huge* amount of energy being transferred to the... by Timon3 on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @02:16AM (#36322069)
And yet, america uses much more. Shouldn't that give you a pause? :)

Jokes aside, you're describing a correlation. America does not seem "more civilized" to me, you guys are just wasteful. Wasted energy does not lead to more civilization.

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Re:That's a *huge* amount of energy being transferred to the... by wyager on Friday June 16, 2023 @06:43PM (#36364980)
> Shouldn't that give you a pause?

No; It's completely consistent with my model. America is more advanced by a huge margin. It's also evidently a more desirable place to live; the Germany-to-USA migration rate is something like 3x the other direction.

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