I do think geniality is extremely important to persuasion. You can "Win" Twitter fights by acting like a psycho but you're not convincing anyone who does not already agree with you.
To estimate whether data centers raise electricity bills, you need to solve a classic econometric problem: data centers pick low-price locations, which makes them look good. Our solution involves Dwight Eisenhower. New working paper with Asa Watten and Geoff Blanford 🧵
The political economy is bleak, but I have nothing but contempt for those who act like we’ve solved the issue.
Because of current initiatives, the rate of increase in CO2 emissions has gone down. That’s the **third derivative** of atmospheric CO2. Not at all where we need to be.
@PJ11819211 It's quite funny how the whole "movement" completely died after Kamala's loss. Tbf that only shows how politically homeless they are, the only side that tolerates their politics is the side that hates them the most.