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Bill Gates-backed nuclear contender Terra Power aims to build dozens of UK reactors::A Bill Gates-backed clean energy player is hoping to build dozens of nuclear reactors in the UK and will compete with global rivals.

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[–] FlyingSquid 17 points 1 year ago (96 children)

On the one hand, I think that's great. We need more nuclear power to mitigate the climate disaster.

On the other hand, I don't trust anything Bill Gates does after he totally fucked up the U.S. education system.

[–] dag__ 10 points 1 year ago

I'm sorry don't you think Bush, among many others, had something to do with that as well? There are more oligarchs than just Gates. The leaders of Big Tech are so far up their own ass you don't even realize you've followed them in there.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

what timeline are we in that bill gates is not the worst guy

[–] 3laws 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Crazy times indeed. He is for sure not the lesser evil of all the billionaires but he has the best PR team of them all.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Lets hope they don't run windows.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] IchNichtenLichten 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

General rule of thumb - if the current UK government is in favor of something it's probably a really terrible idea.

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[–] IchNichtenLichten 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I'm not suggesting that a SMR can't be built, I'm saying that they're a massive waste of money, unless you hold RR stock.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Dismissing all ideas of those you don't like is a stupid idea and leads to you becoming dissociated from the views of the population at large but you do you I guess

At least break ideas down into categories small enough that you form a viewpoint on it to compare to theirs, as it's near impossible to find a group you agree or disagree with on everything

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