"I'm not blaming Elon for anything and I don't really have any interest in owning property at the moment. I'm simply pointing out that his company isn't really changing the lives of most people.
Please, sir, it's ME who needs to be given a break.
* I'm not a libertarian as you have insultingly labeled me, I'm a social democrat
* Just because you cannot afford a $3500 battery doesn't mean anything except you cannot afford a $3500 battery
* Had you watched even 10 minutes of Elon's presentation, you'd understand that your utility could install a large scale version of these for your benefit. It doesn't have to be a personal installation, a 'smarter' grid means you can send your solar during the day to a central storage run by a utility or government, and then spend that credit when you draw from grid at night.
* Considering that utilities can do this, that means socially speaking, a government could invest in these. In fact, you'll find California providing deep incentives for exactly this kind of work.
Your "100k on a Tesla" remark, when in reality we're discussing $3500 batteries and similarly priced solar setups, goes a long way towards showing that you have an IRRATIONAL reaction here, not a rational once. You clearly have not investigated even the basics of this, and are using hyperbole to make an emotional statement. $100k would power several homes independently of the grid, or power a multi-family structure like an apartment building.
You could ask your landlord to install a $3500 battery, that's a conversation you could have with your landlord.
It's one you choose not to have, and even though you choose that, you still blame Elon.
This world will change without you. Your attitude is no different that that "one guy" we all know who has a clam-shell dumbphone and is good with it. The world changed around him, although that one guy we know is still bemoaning that Steve Jobs did nothing for him.
For all we know, apartment complexes will install 50kwh setups with solar panels on their facility as a way to attract people: "NO POWER BILLS! POWER INCLUDED IN RENT! NO BROWNOUTS! NO BLACKOUTS!" It'd be a powerfully interesting marketing tactic. Just because you don't own a house doesn't mean Elon's ideas can't change the world.
Please, sir, it's ME who needs to be given a break.
* I'm not a libertarian as you have insultingly labeled me, I'm a social democrat
* Just because you cannot afford a $3500 battery doesn't mean anything except you cannot afford a $3500 battery
* Had you watched even 10 minutes of Elon's presentation, you'd understand that your utility could install a large scale version of these for your benefit. It doesn't have to be a personal installation, a 'smarter' grid means you can send your solar during the day to a central storage run by a utility or government, and then spend that credit when you draw from grid at night.
* Considering that utilities can do this, that means socially speaking, a government could invest in these. In fact, you'll find California providing deep incentives for exactly this kind of work.
Your "100k on a Tesla" remark, when in reality we're discussing $3500 batteries and similarly priced solar setups, goes a long way towards showing that you have an IRRATIONAL reaction here, not a rational once. You clearly have not investigated even the basics of this, and are using hyperbole to make an emotional statement. $100k would power several homes independently of the grid, or power a multi-family structure like an apartment building.
You could ask your landlord to install a $3500 battery, that's a conversation you could have with your landlord.
It's one you choose not to have, and even though you choose that, you still blame Elon.
This world will change without you. Your attitude is no different that that "one guy" we all know who has a clam-shell dumbphone and is good with it. The world changed around him, although that one guy we know is still bemoaning that Steve Jobs did nothing for him.
For all we know, apartment complexes will install 50kwh setups with solar panels on their facility as a way to attract people: "NO POWER BILLS! POWER INCLUDED IN RENT! NO BROWNOUTS! NO BLACKOUTS!" It'd be a powerfully interesting marketing tactic. Just because you don't own a house doesn't mean Elon's ideas can't change the world.