• ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net
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    1 day ago

    It’s all relative, right? What I meant is that most people that can afford solar panels don’t struggle with electricity bills. It’s a smart investment for them, not a life saving one. People that actually need it can’t afford it.

    Ben Folds had a song about it. Something about getting free coffee once he was rich. No one gives poor people nice things. The richer you are the more things you get for free.

    • BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip
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      15 hours ago

      Gotcha, that makes sense

      It’s like that anecdote about the $50 shoes breaking down within a year vs the $150 shoes that last forever