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Re:Falling panel prices lead to global solar boom, except fo... by giantg2 on Friday October 31, 2025 @08:36PM (#45778236)
"but technological transitions happen regularly"

Yes, and that doesn't refute that people will vote to protect their jobs. If they were offered alternatives, then maybe it would gain more traction in those areas. Eg you can't mine coal anymore but we'll start up a solar panel plant here.

"and we want to build the new sectors and industries"

And what are those? Most of the economy is shit for job seekers right now. We continue to automate and outsource. Right now it looks like nursing and the trades are some of the few things actually growing.

Re:Falling panel prices lead to global solar boom, except fo... by mmooss on Tuesday November 04, 2025 @11:57AM (#45813181)
> And what are those?

The challenge of being on the leading edge economically (i.e., not being a middle-income country following the road blazed by others), is you don't always know.

Certainly IT, non-GHG energy, ...