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__bjoernd | 4 months ago

I don't think you understand how this works. People voluntarily do this. No one is forced to. Public power providers exist and work. Balcony solar is added and helps save some cost because you don't buy those 800W from the public utility provider.

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alexey-salmin|4 months ago

People are forced to do it by high household electricity prices which are the direct result of the government policy failure.

In my childhood everyone (like your parents, your neighbors, all the ordinary people) were growing potatoes. Highly decentralized and fully voluntary sustainable food production, sounds like a dream. This happened of course because the state-run economy created food shortages.

Solarisyeah|4 months ago

I can easily afford my power bill. I still have a Balkonkraftwerk.

Its fun to do, it makes sense and was easy.

And your potato example is also shit. Being able to buffer a higly complex and easily disruptable supply chain for things you need to survive is smart not stupid.

baq|4 months ago

Nobody is forced. It makes economic sense, so people do it. It’s how the economy is supposed to work.