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  • Beryl@jlai.lutoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldVery Hard Choice
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    3 months ago

    Most AC units are reversible these days, so they can also be used to heat your home in the winter, with energy use efficiencies unattainable by other means such as regular electric heating or fossil fuels. A good heatpump can heat for 5x as much energy as you put in. So you get 1000W of heat for every 200W you use. Besides, depending on your country’s energy mix, it’s probably also a lot less pollution and irritating gases sent in the atmosphere. It’s an investment, sure, but one that would eventually pay off.









  • First past the post is a method of voting, wherein voters mark one candidate as their favoriite, and the candidate with more first-preference votes than any other candidate (a plurality) is elected, even if they do not have more than half of votes (a majority).

    This forces the voter to strategize and vote for what they think is the ‘least worst’ candidate that has a chance to receive the most choices, rather than their favorite candidate. It’s therefore probably one of the worst form of election, as it encourages status quo, gerrymandering, and voting based on popularity rather than ideas and programs.

    For a more democratic electoral system, see for example single transferable vote.