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[–] SternburgExport@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We have learned nothing from history.

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Fossil fuels have killed orders of magnitude more people and, get this, release more radioactive pollutants into the environment, than nuclear energy.

[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, but the radioactive particles released by fossil fuels are invisible, so I don't need to worry about it! 🤡

[–] SnowBunting@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

"what I don't know won't hurt me"

[–] cswine@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

too bad the average person equates anything with the word 'nuclear' in it as atomic bombs

[–] Crampon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Yes. But warm metal is scary to the lead poisoned boomers. We can't have warm metal.

[–] SternburgExport@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Love me some whataboutism