https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/450469/
there are only two reasons one would do this:
1. fear or ridicule for not doing it
2. The belief that they are actually making a difference with this. Which, is basically reduced to symbolism since one hour WILL NOT make a difference in whether global warming happens or not. And this, symbolically will not make a difference.
The only results from this are:
1. Increased crime-It's fucking dark, people can do shit, and what about the homeless? (safety issue here)
2. Electricity costs go up. Its happened before with droughts in cities where people consume less water or other utilities. Governments receive less revenue from sales and taxes from the decreased usage so taxes are raised. You wont save money from this, you will lose it.
Oh, and in the dark, people start having sex(look at 9 months after a large power outage), more sex, more babies then you add to the carbon footprint of the world. well done earth hour.
But seriously, its just stupid to see so many people enamored in meaningless ideas that WILL NOT make an actual difference. You're going to feel a lot better by doing this right? "I'm saving the environment. I'm doing something great!" You are all conformists. You are sheep. SHEEP!
I will turn on all my lights, all the lights I need.
