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I remember reading somewhere (probably my high school textbook) that one of the reasons people don't like wind power being built is they cause visual pollution.

In my opinion, I think it would be pretty cool to just look out my window and see a giant windmill there, the opposite of visual pollution.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

This complaint about wind power has always come across as the kind of thing people say because they heard somebody else say it. imo, it's just stupid people who desperately want to have an opinion on the topic weighing in with the only piece of criticism they've overhead some Sky News host parrot at some point in the past, and because that host had authority on the matter in their minds, it gives them some kind of false confidence to then go forward and proclaim the visual pollution argument, as if it has any real basis in anything.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I have actually heard the "original person" complaining about this... but the original person is also the kind of person who wants a picture-perfect ocean view every single day. Wind turbines? Visual pollution. Ships passing by? Visual pollution. Their neighbor has too many holiday decorations up? Visual pollution.

They just genuinely expect the rest of civilization around them to comply to their demands for a fantasy-perfect oceanside existence.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

At least they're fair about it 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Sounds like my dad. We don't talk anymore. Remember his irrational anger to the idea that other people were using HIS highway when he was driving on it. Also he had a war against a neighbor who sublet to his cousin "cause it is zoned for single family and a cousin is a different family". Just fucking admit you don't want a brown family on your block, I would honestly respect honest bigotry more.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Like comic sans.