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Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by codedokode on Monday November 25, 2024 @07:52AM (#42235859)
Liberal governments also implement unpleasant decisions, for example: paying subsidies for solar panels, electric vehicles, banning good old cheap lightbulbs, banning cheap plastic bags, cheap cars etc.
Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by Asmod4n on Monday November 25, 2024 @09:53AM (#42236737)
You can still buy old lightbulbs, they are sold as heaters.
Re:The Size of BYD's Factory by acdha on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @03:31PM (#42249727)
Those are the subject of political agitprop but they’re not really unpopular: each of those will have large, usually majority, popular support if you ask people about them outside of political contexts. For example, “cheap” incandescent light bulbs cost far more over a given time period – even my Republican family members all switched because they’re not going to pay more just to spite environmentalists, especially since incandescent bulbs need to be replaced far more frequently.