Mirdclawer t1_iyw418t wrote
Reply to comment by Truth_is_Liberal in Egypt to add 1.1 GW in solar, wind power with cheapest rates in Africa by darth_nadoma
To be fair most people online don't even know what the LCOE is and maybe only are 0.0001 as knowledgeable as you are. Everywhere I see a lot of myths and nonsense "renewables are a scam, they're worse for the climates, nuclear is underrated and only kept down due to people being stupid/sleeping on it/overly cautious".
Just saying that renewables is cheap makes people's brain implodes even though it's a fact.
Truth_is_Liberal t1_iyyacpi wrote
Yeah it's really unfortunate that a lot of exceptionally dumb myths persisted over the years. I love the "a Hummer is better than buying a new Prius" myth. It was such an apples to oranges comparison of costs; I honestly think that argument was a "Chewbacca defense" for stupid giant SUV's. Just utter nonsense meant to elicit a non-response.
This has carried forward into renewables, where some people think PV and wind are still as expensive as they once were.
TennisADHD t1_iz0e3s8 wrote
It's almost as if giant corporations that rely on fossil fuels have incentives to influence skepticism.
Truth_is_Liberal t1_iz0ifmr wrote
... and thus spent 60+ years lying to us (specifically about climate change).
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