pro_grammer@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoTexas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energyfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square168fedilinkarrow-up1731arrow-down112cross-posted to: texas@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1719arrow-down1external-linkTexas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energyfortune.compro_grammer@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square168fedilinkcross-posted to: texas@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareWanderer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down7·7 months agoIts just free market capitalism. They also have more than double the wind power of any other state.
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·7 months agoThats not capitalism. Capitalism doesnt involve that evil demonrat satan technology like wind and solar! /s
minus-squareWanderer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·7 months agoJust because people in Texas are wrong about what capitalism is doesn’t mean people on this website can’t also be wrong, quite often even more so.
minus-squareA_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoYou must be a blast at parties.
minus-squareWanderer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·7 months agoOnly when it’s really well organised fun. But this website has the lowest economic literacy I have ever seen. It’s really dangerous that people might think the majority know what they are talking about.
Its just free market capitalism.
They also have more than double the wind power of any other state.
Thats not capitalism. Capitalism doesnt involve that evil demonrat satan technology like wind and solar! /s
Just because people in Texas are wrong about what capitalism is doesn’t mean people on this website can’t also be wrong, quite often even more so.
You must be a blast at parties.
Only when it’s really well organised fun.
But this website has the lowest economic literacy I have ever seen. It’s really dangerous that people might think the majority know what they are talking about.