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Re:Over 2 percent of the US's electricity generation now goe... by x86x87 on Friday February 02, 2024 @04:01PM (#39234334)
what gives you the right to bucket something as waste? maybe to some people tiktok is a waste of energy, resources, time. Some people would argue that alchohol consumption is wasteful since it does not have any health benefits?

ultimately, once you start thinking you have the right to ban things you should be prepared for someone else to ban things you enjoy.

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Re:Over 2 percent of the US's electricity generation now goe... by beeskip on Friday February 02, 2024 @04:15PM (#39234506)
I give myself the right, as having an opinion. It feels like you're saying that all opinions are equally valid and that we shouldn't strive to critically evaluate and debate things.

While there are different ways to evaluate any given topic, all opinions are not equally valid.

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Re:Over 2 percent of the US's electricity generation now goe... by x86x87 on Friday February 02, 2024 @07:59PM (#39236594)
you can have your opinion, but ultimately the question is: do you want me to tell you what you are allowed and what you are not allowed to do with the electricity you PAY for?

you may not like what I do with the power I PAY for but you don't get a say in how I use it.

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Re:Over 2 percent of the US's electricity generation now goe... by maeil on Saturday February 03, 2024 @07:14AM (#39239604)
> do you want me to tell you what you are allowed and what you are not allowed to do with the electricity you PAY for?

Yes. Absolutely yes.

> you may not like what I do with the power I PAY for but you don't get a say in how I use it.

There are thousands of things you're not allowed to do with the power you PAY for.

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Re:Over 2 percent of the US's electricity generation now goe... by x86x87 on Saturday February 03, 2024 @11:57AM (#39242182)
What are the thousands of things that I am not allowed to do?
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