get by on self-sufficient power generation via solar panels
That’s too first-order hipster. Too “hippie environmentalist cult” (that’s, like, so relatively mainstream, man). Much more fun to signal “technophile libertarian sci-fi cult”. Can we could build a miniature liquid fluoride thorium reactor instead?
Is there any way to go more meta-contrarian? Like, by eating liquid fluoride thorium instead and generating power with genetically modified giant venus flytraps? Fuck it, let’s generate power with chocobos and get all our nutrition from LSD.
Can we could build a miniature liquid fluoride thorium reactor instead?
I’m pretty sure that the smallest designs for nuclear electricity systems produce far more power than is needed for a commune and cost far too much. Even if the cost per kilo-watt is one tenth as much, if you have a small community of people who are attempting to get by without working, you probably can’t service the higher capital costs. Please don’t let being cool get in the way of being practical.
(Comment also a reply to Will Newsome, whose comment I found too indirect to actually show what’s wrong here)
That’s too first-order hipster. Too “hippie environmentalist cult” (that’s, like, so relatively mainstream, man). Much more fun to signal “technophile libertarian sci-fi cult”. Can we could build a miniature liquid fluoride thorium reactor instead?
Is there any way to go more meta-contrarian? Like, by eating liquid fluoride thorium instead and generating power with genetically modified giant venus flytraps? Fuck it, let’s generate power with chocobos and get all our nutrition from LSD.
This is in my top 5 funniest comments made on LW.
Which are the other four?
This is my favorite I’ve seen so far.
I’m pretty sure that the smallest designs for nuclear electricity systems produce far more power than is needed for a commune and cost far too much. Even if the cost per kilo-watt is one tenth as much, if you have a small community of people who are attempting to get by without working, you probably can’t service the higher capital costs. Please don’t let being cool get in the way of being practical.
(Comment also a reply to Will Newsome, whose comment I found too indirect to actually show what’s wrong here)
Please don’t let being practical get in the way of jokes.
Edit: Unless it’s a practical joke.