Comments by "Zach B" (@zachb1706) on "RealLifeLore" channel.

  1. Again, fear mongering. Nuclear energy is one of the least emissive, and cheapest energies out there. Our current technology and understanding has made instances like these almost impossible. Chynobyl (sorry for the spelling)is a case where money was put over people, it was new technology, and was caused by lack of knowledge and understanding. I would happily work in a nuclear power plant for years, they are easily one of the safest jobs on earth.
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  2. Fossil fuel can’t just be wiped out, 20 years is a dream. It would cost trillions to completely change our power grid - and if that sounds worth it too you, where’s the money going to come from? Nuclear power is affordable, does not kill animals, does not produce CO2 (as the construction of solar panels and batteries do) and can be very compact.
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  3. Thirdly, a relatively new technology could change nuclear power forever. Thorium power plants are more efficient and the waste only has a half-life of 24 days. They also could prove to be safer
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  4. Royz View radiation isn’t deadly when handled carefully, as if it’s handled carefully it can’t harm anyone. And we have learned how to handle radiation carefully. Fukushima for example killed only one worker, from radiation exposure. The area around it is now perfectly safe.
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  5. sebrassino that’s fear: an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm. The difference is that the possibility of a mistake is almost zero. Of course back then it was (relatively) new technology Then again, who cares? I can answer: your way of life. We are reliant on electricity, a switch to renewable sources would drive up prices and in the end the poor will be living a terrible life, one without electricity. Nuclear isn’t the answer, but a part of it. It partnered with other sources could keep prices low, and emissions the same.
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  6. sebrassino c solar panels produce around 20 grams of carbon per kWh, seeing as the us used 3.82 trillion kilowatt hours in 2017, it will still produce 7640000000 kg of carbon-dioxide. Nuclear produces none
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  7. One issue is the dangerous radiation. It’s the inverse of having a short half-life. In uranium the particles slowly decay, delivering a slow let off of radiation. Thorium decays extremely quickly, releasing radiation extremely quickly.
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  8. “Creating jobs” is just the broken window fallacy. And yes money is being borrowed to pay for this.
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  9. The scans hardly effect you, the rate of radiation is small, and the time exposed is slim. By the way, just because there’s radiation doesn’t make it dangerous. Any electronic device around you produces radiation
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  10. And cancer rates aren’t rising, but our speed of recognising the cancer is increasing. This means more people survive, but some are misdiagnosed with malignant cancer, as it’s indiscernible from benign
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  11. You can’t hate climate change and nuclear power. Renewable energy isn’t the “set and forget” spice you think it is, the price of building the panels are tremendous. It is impossible to to retain our quality of life with a 100% renewable energy source... except nuclear! It is the most efficient energy source, it is one of the cheapest - and with our current understanding and knowledge - is as safe as any other. Choose your path. Nuclear? Or climate change?
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  12. Look it up
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  13. Not on this scale, and not as intrusive
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  14. Wages are far lower in Egypt, which just makes things cheaper. Especially if we’re talking LA wages. And of course there’s hidden costs. That stadium is likely built to higher standards than these buildings are, and California is just chock full of regulations which drive the price of everything up.
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  15.  @rebel8215  if Russia took control of Europe, Europe’s economy would crumble. Even if we ignore the damage a war would cause, just the nature of authoritarianism destroys economies. And then of course an expansion of authoritarianism would threaten the very principles of the US. It’s just a ridiculous idea
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  16. Ankur Ghosh ok
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  17. Google is blocked in China.
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  18. And that’s a bad thing? How dear we get affordable online deliveries!!!
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  19. He got $300 000, and sold 6% of his company to his parents. He was born into the working class, his mother was 17. She left and found a new man, who was an engineer.
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  20. Let me guess, China is financing this. Just another example of China’s debt trap diplomacy
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  21. He can’t use it, it’s all in Amazon shares.
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  22. Here come the “wealth tax” idiots
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  23. froggie first off, wealth tax wouldn’t effect Bezos. Almost all of his net worth is in shares. Unless you are advocating that the government cease all private enterprise (which if someone does, they’re beyond lost), you aren’t going to touch him. Secondly, that’s just pure theft. The constitution is a very iffy subject when it comes to taxing people’s owned goods. It’s fine with things like income taxes, but it’s questionable when you tax capital people already own. The rich would just move to other countries and stop investing outright.
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  24. Genesis rain money is one of the biggest factors setting us apart from other species. Where other animals seperate by groups and leaders, we have invented an important system that promotes productivity. Now let me ask you: where’s the money for these “renewable” energy sources going to come from? Welfare? Military? Schooling?
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  25. MatchstalkMan except many of the facts are exaggerated. The part about the explosion being 5 MT was completely wrong, with actual calculations being around 5 kT.
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  26. Most of it is just the value of his stocks. He has an 11% stake in a trillion dollar company. In reality his liquid wealth (liquid assets, cash, ect) are much lower
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  27. They kinda have to
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  28. Sounds like good fun... not
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  29. Johnathan Chew I can’t find anywhere confirming this part of the story was fiction.
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  30. Russia isn’t scared of NATO. They know that there’d never be political support of an invasion into Russia. And if there was, they are a nuclear armed state, no country can threaten a nuclear armed state. It’s a bluff they use to pull in gullible idiots like you.
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  31.  @zhijianyan139  China controlled it? Then how did it spread to every country in the entire fucking world?
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  32.  @zhijianyan139  no, when you leave your borders open so that people can go home and spread COVID, that’s not controlling the virus.
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  33. It’s mostly just amazon shares. He has a 11% stake in a $1 trillion company.
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  34. MrDudi42 and those people dying of starvation are usually in countries ripe with corruption, crime and a terrible economy. And unless you end that, your never going to feed them. Throw them all the money you want - they can’t do nothing with it because I’m there country there is very little.
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  35. Definitely not. The US would lose a massive consumer base, and then what? With Authoritarianism spreading across the globe, you think the US would be immune to it? The US is a democracy, they’re very susceptible to foreign interference. If you want a future ruled by authoritarianism, vote for isolationists
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  36. Um, yes they were banned. China bans anything it doesn’t control, it’s an awful authoritarian regime. Hopefully one day the CCP will be overthrown
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  37. Why?
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  38. And the government could give everyone $22 000 and still have money left over.
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  39. Manpower hasn’t been a big issue in the past few decades as militaries are sizing down. With the Ukraine war getting countries to care again you might see these things be implemented, my country is looking into hiring people in nearby countries to bolster its poor recruitment numbers.
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  40. Did your SCS go up after this comment?
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  41. Master J the CCP is awful. A complete authoritarian regime with no respect for human rights or freedoms.
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  42.  @teodord3002 enlighten me with these “facts”
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  43. Agreed, the show has misrepresented much of the information.
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  44. Tax what?
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  45. It’s all shares so...
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  46. Yeah, but the more that leave.
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  47. He pays taxes, depending on the income of course.
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  48. How?
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  49. That’s not controversial
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  50. Because a majority of his net worth is amazon stocks. He only has around $2.5 billion in liquid wealth - much less than the $150 billion that he is worth
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