History

In 1908 Henry Ford’s Model T really introduced and marked the beginning of the age of mass transportation on a scale previously unprecedented. Affordable, easy to operate compared to other cars at the time and one of the first cars meant to be mass produced from the ground up

Hard to understand how impactful it was

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As I pulled into the gas station today, I was imagining all the hate on cars at the time: “where will we put the fuel they need to run on?! There are very few roads — where will people drive? People have everything they need right here in town — why would they need to go anywhere on their own?!”

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Some of these points are still on the minds of those who want to kill the industry due to their personal beliefs and preferences they project on the world, demanding everyone adjusts accordingly.

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Nuclear is super safe though. You can stand next to a barrel of nuclear “waste” (half spent fuel), and incur less radiation than from flying an airplane. I agree: it’s straight up propaganda and sheer ignorance!

For sure. The same is true in every conversation I have about nuclear, if not from outright opposition, from innocent ignorance. 

“We can’t use nuclear power, what about the danger/waste/etc?”

“Those are important to account for. Imagine that we’ve made it so safe you don’t even think about it. You in?”