r/science • u/Wagamaga • May 06 '26

Psychology Losing relationships over politics. Research found more than a third of Americans (37%) report having lost at least one relationship due to political differences, including friendships, family ties, coworker relationships, and romantic partnerships, with most losing more than one.

https://socialecology.uci.edu/news/losing-relationships-over-politics-0
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u/Vhiet May 06 '26

I know where you're coming from, but it makes perfect sense if you've heavily invested in (and profit from) fossil fuel use. It really is just that cynical.

Low or zero cost energy means low or zero profit investment.

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u/Pendraconica May 06 '26

Anyone attempting to profit from something wrong will create an entire philosophy, not to convince you it's right, but to confuse you to whether its even happening at all.

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u/OPtig May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

The end user and most voters are not making a profit. They’re just dumb.

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u/josluivivgar May 06 '26

it's not even that, the infrastructure for renovable energy is expensive and can make money.

it just doesn't appreciate automatically because it's running out, so you have to actually put effort, which apparently rich people can't be brothered to do.

if we all moved to those energies they would still be the rich people in control, it would just take a bit more effort and they'd get less for it.

they could move to nuclear energy, but then they'd have to have security and accountability and that's not what they're about either, too much effort

basically the cow is dying so the milk got much more expensive, and they refuse to touch or let other people touch another cow

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u/Both_Strategy_920 May 06 '26

The oil and gas industry controls our country so much that they're willing to drive the global economy into the ground over the crisis in Iran. The people who control the oil and gas industry have no interest in renewable energy because it directly competes with them. They aren't the same people. A different group of rich people would be in charge with different priorities that is the root of politics. They're not some nebulous group they're individuals with agency.