Ever since I understood it, I liked it: the aphorism: "perfection is the enemy of action". Also "perfection is the enemy of the good".
I've lived by it in some ways: I built a boat a few years ago. She was far from perfect, but I finished her in about six months, she sailed well, and I sold her. If I'd tried to be perfect, I'd never have finished her. Many other folks were building the same boat at the same time, and all took longer than I did, many years longer. They've got nicer boats, no doubt. But I built, sold and moved on.
Here's the blog of the build.
What of Greenies? What's the reference?
Well, I remember some years ago, when natural gas started to become a thing, like in Australia which has vast quantities.
I remember being surprised when the Greens came out against natural gas. Half the CO2 emissions!
No, they said. We must have perfection. And perfection is Renewables. And the enemy of the good.
Result: The United States has reduced its carbon emissions more than any other country in the world. While the rest of the world, including Europe, has increased its CO2 emissions as it struggles to shift to renewables.
For sure there was also an ideological side to their opposition to natural gas. It's a fossil fuel, after all.
I've already said why I think that the Greenies have ruined the world. Already.
Why do we still listen to them.
Go gas! and Go nuke!
BTW: the talk of Dave Rubin with Marian Tupy, above, is purely coincidental. I didn't know it had the same points I'm making here.
Which is this: better move a bit along the road. Than not to move.
Perfection is the enemy of action.
Note also: wealth is good for the environment. Poverty (aka "socialism") is bad for the economy. Marian Tupy gives many examples. Including that the world is deforesting at only 0.8% per year, and that's all in Africa and South America. The developed world and lately China, are major re-afforesting.
And: 90% of the plastics in the world's oceans come from 8 rivers, all in Africa and Asia. The Western world's contribution to plastic in the oceans is negligible. Because of wealth.
And: the last time someone died of an accident with a nuclear power station was Chernobyl back in the 80s. Even including Fukushima.
So, again:
Go gas! and Go nuke!
