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' replace old non-electric appliances in your house with electric ones '

I have a functional can opener in my kitchen which I crank by hand. The suggestion to replace it with an electric version is stupid virtue signalling.

My toilet runs on water pressure, gravity, and me pressing the lever. Should I get a model with wifi actuated electric flush handle?

I have not had a TV in a couple decades. What TV with wifi and always-on do you recommend to virtue signal?

My car has a cassette tape deck. Should I replace the car for a new model with a built-in 20" dashboard TV to signal that I save the planet?



> I have a functional can opener in my kitchen which I crank by hand. The suggestion to replace it with an electric version is stupid virtue signalling.

Ah, “virtue signaling”, ever the reliable indicator that someone is attempting to converse in good faith.

Take this as an opportunity to learn what a major appliance is and that some of them burn natural gas or use electricity very inefficiently:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_appliance


Really, what TV should I get to save the planet? Are there models with big 'energy efficient' stickers and a few green leaves?

I'm keeping my hand-crank can opener. No need to take this opportunity to research electric can opener appliance energy usage.


he probably meant replace fossil/gas with electric

not to replace passive ones




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