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Basing one's opinion heavily on one experience, viewed from the outside, is a demonstration of anchoring bias and egocentric bias respectively. Outside perspective cannot include what personal revelations or trauma processing is going on inside the head of the "apathetic" experiencer. It overlooks the diversity of experiences and potential reasons behind the observed behaviour, and is intellectually dishonest in avoiding the other cannabis consumption methods which points to a lack of depth in judgment.
Indeed, a person with a strongly held opinion based on an anecdote, wrought with textbook cognitive biases, is the kind of person who would deny themselves the opportunity to see their cognitive bases in action because of their snap judgment. Should we value judgments made by this kind of person? What kind of person should impose rules on others?
Using this tool I'm seeing 12 months consumption at 17.4% gas. Last 30 days 28.47% (61% capacity). Gas capacity has been phased out as base load. https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/CA-ON
IESO confirms this https://www.ieso.ca/power-data (Supply tab)
Ontario will be dependent on 2000MW (~10% of demand) which has to come from areas also facing shortfalls. NERC puts the majority of the US as well as Ontario in "elevated risk in above-normal conditions". https://globalnews.ca/news/9752079/ontario-risk-summer-power...
Rolling blackouts could happen in “extreme but plausible scenarios” like a "once in a decade" heat wave (NERC).
We're facing climate change temps, population growth strained infrastructure and phased out gas plants. I hope it doesn't happen, but the possibility is worth having a personal plan.
Perhaps you've strengthened certain HN commenters' arguments that incentive exists with a proven case.
[0]https://www.ieso.ca/en/Learn/Ontario-Electricity-Grid/Supply... [1]https://www.ieso.ca/en/Corporate-IESO/Media/News-Releases/20... [2] https://app.electricitymaps.com/zone/CA-ON [3] (PDF) https://www.ieso.ca/-/media/Files/IESO/Document-Library/plan...
Daisy chaining a power bar with it's own circuit breaker can be ideal if it prevents someone from making the mistake of using a circuit in a way that trips a panel breaker, ie preventing your spouse from plugging a vacuum into a circuit shared by several rooms.