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JdeB

750 #ClimateSolutions #Misconceptions #Energy

As always: consume less, for now
but, if 'we' play our cards right: energy could be nearly free !

"The Big Misconception About Clean Energy" [8:51 min]
by Cleo Abram

youtube.com/watch?v=v6k7yBBhuZ

Quote by CA:
"Mar 23, 2022
… I’ve been thinking about energy use all wrong.
As long as most of our energy still comes from fossil fuels, we’re in kind of a trap. Using less energy is our only real option to slow climate change. So most of us have heard only one message throughout our lives: “Conserve energy. Because terrible things will happen if we don’t.”
That’s true. But I now think of it as “the stick” of climate communication - the way to get people to care about climate change based on fear and desperation.
I think it’s time to talk about “the carrot” - the way to get people to work toward clean energy based on hope and audacious ambition.
This video explains why, with help from my former colleague at Vox, Matt Yglesias. As renewable energy continues to get cheaper, as more and more clean energy technologies become more viable, we have an opportunity to look ahead toward a better future. What would you do with abundant clean energy?

Time stamps:
00:00 We’re thinking about energy wrong
01:17 The stick: climate change
02:25 Why you’re taught to conserve energy
03:23 Why we should use more clean energy
04:36 The carrot: energy abundance
05:38 Why poor countries need more energy
06:39 Why everyone needs more energy

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

YouTubeThe Big Misconception About Clean EnergyBy Cleo Abram
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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈

#Trans #Athletes & #Misconceptions

My #concern is with factors fueling #trans #culturewars: the belief that #athletes can simply #declare their #gender, and the idea that #men are inherently #stronger than #women

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Sports #Representation #Culture #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews

aphilosopher.drmcl.com/2024/08

A Philosopher's BlogTrans Athletes &MisconceptionsA look at two misconceptions about trans athletes: that an athlete can simply pick a gender and a misconception about what it means for men to be stronger.
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Chuck Darwin

Majority of Americans wrongly believe US is in recession – and most blame Biden

💥Nearly three in five Americans wrongly believe the US is in an economic recession, 💥and the majority blame the Biden administration,
according to a Harris poll conducted exclusively for the Guardian.

The survey found 🔹persistent pessimism about the economy as election day draws closer.👀
The poll highlighted many #misconceptions people have about the economy, including:

🔸55% believe the economy is shrinking, and 56% think the US is experiencing a recession, -- though the broadest measure of the economy, gross domestic product (GDP), has been growing.

🔸49% believe the S&P 500 stock market index is down for the year, -- though the index went up about 24% in 2023 and is up more than 12% this year.

🔸49% believe that unemployment is at a 50-year high, -- though the unemployment rate has been under 4%, a near 50-year low.

👉Many Americans put the blame on Biden for the state of the economy, with ⭐️58% of those polled saying the economy is worsening due to mismanagement from the presidential administration.

The poll underscored people’s complicated emotions around inflation.
🔥The vast majority of respondents, 72%, indicated they think inflation is increasing.
🔥In reality, the rate of inflation has fallen sharply from its post-Covid peak of 9.1% and has been fluctuating between 3% and 4% a year.
theguardian.com/us-news/articl

The Guardian · Majority of Americans wrongly believe US is in recession – and most blame BidenBy Lauren Aratani
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Stefano Marinelli

Today I've been really busy and I'm exhausted, but I wanted to share the "gem" of the day.
A colleague (whom I've never spoken to before) calls me and explains that they need to connect a client's server with their management system. To communicate, the client's server needs to be reachable via telnet. I explain that I can't open telnet to the world, but if necessary, I can set up a VPN of their choice (Wireguard, OpenVPN, even Zerotier if it's helpful) and grant telnet access through the VPN. Not ideal, but better than nothing...

That said, the colleague attacks me: "Here you are, with these VPNs - don't you understand they're used to spy on us? Governments intercept all VPNs to steal our personal data." I try to clarify that I may not have explained myself well and that I don't mean using the famous commercial VPNs, but a private VPN access to allow the two machines to communicate securely. No luck: "Haven't you realized yet? Every time we open a VPN, they know and intercept us."

Frankly, I was speechless...

#VPN#Privacy#Security
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