Social media is designed to make us addicts. And what do we get addicted to? Scrolling nonstop through AI slop and unverified "news" coverage. Content creators are more rewarded for sensationalism than reality. And what does that do to society? We become nonsense addicts. We no longer care what facts are and instead rely on whoever seems to be the most aggressive and persuasive.
I don't think I'm going to like the future.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/12/trump-admin-orders-another-coal-plant-to-stay-open/
"On Tuesday, US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued a now familiar order: because of a supposed energy emergency, a coal plant scheduled for closure would be forced to remain open. This time, the order targeted one of the three units present at Craig Station in Colorado, which was scheduled to close at the end of this year. The remaining two units were expected to shut in 2028."
BUT THEN...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/government-officials-spark-backlash-over-003000545.html
"Five major in-progress wind farm projects have come to a screeching halt after the Department of the Interior paused offshore leases on Monday. It cited national security concerns around radar interference from turbines. Developers, for their part, have said their designs were made in close collaboration with military officials."
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This is what happens when you put in a president who doesn't care about the environment. Instead, his own personal bias persuades him to make outlandish claims against windmills, like “It is the worst form of energy, the most expensive form of energy, but windmills should not be allowed.” Also, “When they start to rust and rot in eight years you can’t really turn them off, you can’t burn them. They won’t let you bury the propellers, the props, because there’s a certain type of fibre that doesn’t go well with the land.” No, they last 20-25 years. And there are now blades that can be recycled.
"Clean coal" that Trump likes to brag about doesn't exist. It's dirty. It's bad. It's no longer needed.
