tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371501691722959642.post8219038950855328326..comments2023-10-28T06:54:41.727-07:00Comments on 21st Century Social Critic: Through the solar power looking glassFernando Leanmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16085680730729620836noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371501691722959642.post-67535655255464943292014-07-23T14:46:41.198-07:002014-07-23T14:46:41.198-07:00I'm not into painting people using a broad bru...I'm not into painting people using a broad brush. The fact is that solar power doesn't work very well, and yet we read a lot of bullshit about it. Do you want me to write about wind power and how far it can be pushed in real life? Fernando Leanmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16085680730729620836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371501691722959642.post-53114571026911960062014-07-23T10:19:48.373-07:002014-07-23T10:19:48.373-07:00But in a complex interacting system, where you hav...But in a complex interacting system, where you have multiple specialized advocates for certain specific things, it seems like what we have is a situation where someone puts their focus on the solar advocates, then paints the entire sustainable energy movement as solar advocates. When you look at the entire system, though, I'm sure you could find groups dedicated to hydro power, space-based solar, nuclear, and probably a few that think we should burn corporate CEO's to keep warm. Humans like to oversimplify things in order to fit them into our limited processing capacity, but the reality is vast, complicated, and nuanced.<br /><br />On top of that, due to the nature of human communication and society, if you want to move society one foot in a certain direction, you must often advocate for moving a hundred feet and then "settle" for the lesser distance. If you bargain with your desired end-state as a starting point you will never succeed. WalkingSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510151551738591587noreply@blogger.com