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Better comparison IMHO is nuclear energy. Lots of potential for good, lots of problems. Managed by an insular, engineer-dominated industry who completely lost touch with and trust from the public. Public got the last word, industry suffered a 40 year ice age.

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> Public got the last word, industry suffered a 40 year ice age.

This is the worst outcome.

It's like that, now imagine a couple billionaires started funding pro-nuclear groups as a means for them to promote their anti-democracy ideals.

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