Carl [he/him]

my most cynical prediction was that this would last about as long as the “ceasefire” from around Trump’s inauguration, although I didn’t predict Trump would be doing victory doughnuts in a saudi parking lot as it broke down.

lmao okay it took me a minute to figure out, that’s great.

Renewables make so much sense for a poor country, the only barrier is and has been initial setup cost - but a ton of solar panels, over their thirty year lifespan, will be much cheaper and far more reliable than an equivalent amount of coal or gas in generators.

historically accurate Ariel where she’s just a dolphin

Should be noted that Europe had commons for hundreds and hundreds of years before they all got enclosured and they managed them just fine with local-level spontaneous democracy.

Also the “tragedy of the commons” as we know it today was invented by a malthusian in the 1960s and everybody who invokes it as an argument against socialism ignores the part of the essay where the author advocates for central planning