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		tgma 16 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why does SSH send 100 packets per keystroke? Producing cheap energy is something everyone should be able to get behind. There is a solid consensus that it would make a better world. See what I did there? As long as you preach any ideology of yours without talking about its trade-offs you can claim everyone should get behind it. Obviously.

Lerc 16 days ago [–]

I don't see a problem with that statement.

If you get the situation where the two are in conflict then you have to bring in a judgement, but it makes it explicit what you are prioritising.

Luckily for the case of energy, solar meets both goals.

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