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What's some really unpopular opinion you have? (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 year ago by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it's actually pretty popular.

Do you have some that's really unpopular and most likely will get you downvoted?

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[–] BynaD@lemm.ee 51 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I find it insane that the same people who are anti-fossil fuel and want only green energy is also anti-nuclear power. I also want fossil fuels gone, but nuclear is the only way we are able to get to where we need to.

[–] Ozymati@lemmy.nz 7 points 1 year ago

My only quibble with nuclear power is how irresponsible people are long term. The critical safety failure is always someone incompetent or cutting costs/corners.

Well and that I think distributed generation is more robust. Natural disaster can't take out power to half a state if there's energy being generated and stored all over. The means of production in the hands of the consumers.

[–] Muetzenman@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nuclear isn't just benefits. There are major costs and risks. It's sad how both sides are so ignorant to the arguments of the other side. And no one is an idiot to came to different conclusions.

[–] argv_minus_one 2 points 1 year ago

The risks of nuclear energy are well managed already. Out of all nuclear power plants built to an even remotely modern design, exactly zero have suffered a meltdown, and I don't see any reason to expect that to change.

That's not the problem. The problem is that modern nuclear power plants are ludicrously expensive to build. Small modular reactors are cheaper, but they have a serious problem with radioactive waste output.

[–] val 3 points 1 year ago

wouldn't say this is an unpopular opinion. many people share your pov

[–] ARg94@lemmy.packitsolutions.net 1 points 10 months ago

But the truth makes Greta sooo angry.