@davidgerard The Slot Machine requires so much energy we have to keep coal plants, but have you considered that maybe one of the prizes might be a solution to climate change?? We should at least try
Oct 4, 2026, 8:57 PM@liquidlight @davidgerard the slot machine requires so much energy but steel mills and foundries also require a lot of energy and, when you think about it, the slot machine is basically a big modern day factory that contributes a lot of economic activity so it's actually ok
(somebody genuinely made this argument to me once)
@wrl @liquidlight @davidgerard oh this is a very common argument actually
@liquidlight @davidgerard the thing that gets me about this one is that we already *have* technological solutions to climate change. we have wind and solar power, we have electric busses and trains, we have incredibly efficient agricultural and food production options
the problem is purely social, we as a civilization are choosing not to use it
what do they think? we'll invent cold fusion, and the oil lobby will roll over instead of fighting it tooth and nail like wind and solar?