you must be joking right someone tell me i’m not getting the /s
DrManhattan@lemmy.design 11 months ago
Electric boats seem like a great idea, especially with all the pollution the really large cruise ships put out. I’m happy to finally see this become mainstream. On the water there’s nothing to really get in the way of solar panels, either, so it makes sense to have them for charging.
morsebipbip@lemm.ee 11 months ago
qooqie@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Are you thinking he’s joking because electricity + water = zap zap? Because I’ve got some bad news for you about what boats have been carrying around for a very long time
morsebipbip@lemm.ee 11 months ago
No ! it’s because $10 million yachts for billionnaires are of course not good for the environment ! It’s greenwashing ! “well yeah i’m a billionnaire and i run an ecocidal megacorporation but look : my luxury superyacht is electric !” i’m baffled that people could ever think this is a good way to mitigate the climate crisis
morsebipbip@lemm.ee 11 months ago
TL;DR electric $10M yachts aren’t good for the environment ; not building any yacht at all is the best answer
luthis@lemmy.nz 11 months ago
No I think the issue is that electric boats will never do as much mileage as a car to offset the carbon in their production. And also that its still doing the exact same thing that is the problem: having massive industrial production for excess. Its entirely about image and pretending to care
jmp242@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Well, I’m not sure I totally agree with this. Pretending to care is painting a diesel yacht green and saying it’s now … green. This is caring enough to change propulsion technologies. You might say it’s excess, but that’s a matter of opinion and perspective IMO. There are a lot of people who would argue with you that instead of electric cars we should just get rid of cars. Because to do otherwise is just showing off your excess. That more obviously doesn’t fly because most people have way more familiarity with cars and see why they would want them compared to yachts. Where does this “we should just not produce this leisure thing” vs “we should improve the way we make and use this leisure thing to be better environmentally” end?
spaduf@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
For at least some people there’s probably also an aspect of regulatory future proofing.
luthis@lemmy.nz 11 months ago
Not sure why the downvotes, it’s clear as pigshit to me too.
buckykat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
There should be no superyachts no matter what powertrain
DrManhattan@lemmy.design 11 months ago
I disagree, but I also don’t have a problem with people or companies being wealthy enough to make or own them, either.
buckykat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Disgusting
DrManhattan@lemmy.design 11 months ago
“Hey! This guy believes people should be allowed to own nice things that they enjoy! Get him!”
Astroturfed@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The sad part is that shit isn’t even close to a “super” yatch. It’s a very large fancy sailboat. A super yatch is a hole different ball game.