Robert Roth
1 min readDec 26, 2022

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This article is about changing culture. That is a hobby of mine for the US. How can some of the MAGA cult be moved to the middle. Ok the same issues affect consumer spending. The connected world includes algorithms that reinforce your alignment with a tribe or shared values. That is ads and such entice to click to articles videos etc that match you need to identify with the tribe, especially if your tribe appears under attack. In a nutshell the shared culture of the tribe, left or right, protects their current beliefs. My view is some progress is possible if the individual is shown a conflict with their own values so they leave the cult or tribe. Abortion rights is a good example.
In the meantime it is better to shift to distributed energy away from oligarchy oil control by Russia and Middle East extremism. Or would you like periodic disruptions of energy and wars fought over oil?
There are net benefits to clean energy in terms of lower costs, lower health risks from pollution other CO2 and the technology is evolving. Wind turbine blades are now recyclable, battery chemistry shifting to sodium, iron, phosphorus, away from lithium cobolt and nickel.
You need to consider the evolution of clean energy to cheaper, less environmental impact while no progress is expected in term of oil.
Changing culture is a separate issue.

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Robert Roth
Robert Roth

Written by Robert Roth

Retired Intel Electrical Engineer, 70's US Navy Officer Nuclear Power Program, Graduate studies in Business UC Berkeley, BSEE U of Fla.

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