If it's energy provided on the spot with wind mills, solar panels, fuel cells et cetera, how much does it matter if a lot of energy is being consumed+

SamuliK commented on Panel: Visions (written by pe3) 06.11.2009 (en) posted to #OPEN2009

Penn & Teller put it nicely in one of the Bullsh*t episode, can't remember the wording exactly, but something like that the society should be wiser that the individual. We get angry, emotional, emotions get in the way of rational thinking. A too "flat" democracy might be a euphenism for anarchy?

SamuliK commented on Panel: Visions (written by pe3) 06.11.2009 (en) posted to #OPEN2009

@troppone Happening already, think Beverly Hills for example :-)

SamuliK commented on Panel: Visions (written by pe3) 06.11.2009 (en) posted to #OPEN2009

I think the "profile" based on the persons consumption would be a very limited one. It's just the input, and not the output. The reasons for the input (errors in measuring devices? water pipe leak?) would be missing etc etc.

SamuliK commented on Panel: Visions (written by pe3) 06.11.2009 (en) posted to #OPEN2009

Answering @pe3 on behalf of @troppone: things like "mob justice" based on skewed/partial/misinformation, for example. All information is partial information, one could say...

SamuliK commented on Panel: Visions (written by pe3) 06.11.2009 (en) posted to #OPEN2009