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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by NorthWestWind@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

I remember reading somewhere (probably my high school textbook) that one of the reasons people don't like wind power being built is they cause visual pollution.

In my opinion, I think it would be pretty cool to just look out my window and see a giant windmill there, the opposite of visual pollution.

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[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 127 points 11 months ago

"Visual pollution" is a bullshit term that rich people came up with to keep them from being built near their vacation resorts. It means "ugly"

[-] Shard@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago

Even if we agree that it causes visual pollution, I'd argue that visual pollution from fossil fuels is many multitudes worse. Case in point, major chinese and indian cities.

[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

And light pollution is technically a part of visual pollution, and that is a big deal.

[-] technojamin@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I was in New Delhi when the AQI was ~700, that is MUCH worse than visual pollution. My lungs started hurting within 20 minutes of being outside, and a huge amount of people on the domestic flight I was on (mostly local residents) had coughs.

[-] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 11 points 11 months ago

Sometimes "ugly" is even "not pretty and wealthy looking".

Wind turbines aren't pretty but they're not any more of an eye sore as overhead power lines or whatever. And at least it's a symbol of caring about being sustainable.

A lot of people like to move all the "ugly" elsewhere out of their sight and then call those places shitholes. It doesn't bother them they're just moving the infrastructure where the less wealthy have to deal with it. They'd rather a coal plant destroy a lower class city in pollution than see wind turbines near their upper class neighbourhood.

[-] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I think any place that rejects renewables should get a coal fired power plant instead. Let them reconsider it as their kids grow up with heavy metals and all the other shit these things spew out.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

We stayed at a private beach resort once and I never want to again. Sure it was nice for a bit having so much space to yourself, but I miss you guys. I missed the +90 year old couples holding hands, the kids hopped up on ice cream and youth and BEACH, the young families holding a newborn, the middle aged bikers, the weird guy driving a model T, teenagers being sullen and prodding jellyfish, dogs who look like they are in heaven, hipster bicycles, processed meat fried in sugar somehow, arcades that still take coins run by crooked carnies, the 12 guys who decided to dig a really deep hole, the weird religious ethnic immigrant group just chillin...

I missed humanity in all its loud happy glory. This is the way we are meant to have fun, together. Not alone on some beach chair while someone underpaid changes our towels.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 11 months ago

That’s how they’ve been restricting multi home buildings for years. They don’t want it to lower their resale value by obstructing the skyline.

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