[znpy]

I’d call it stupidity rather than masochism.

It wasn’t that hard to see that energy needs were only going to increase rather than diminish. And not because of ai datacenters, but (to make a simple example) for example because of the already ongoing at the time push for the electrification of the automotive industry.

It’s also crazy that the initiative was supposed at all by environmentalists.

Anyway, props to Mertz for admitting the mistake, we’ll see if they will fix it somehow.

[croes]

Where is the stupidity?

Do you think companies who couldn’t built a safe airport or train station can suddenly built something more complex like a nuclear power plant without massively going over budget, construction time and safety?

And I guess nobody fears Russian drone flying over WECs instead of nuclear power plants

[CjHuber]

Anyway, props to Mertz for admitting the mistake, we’ll see if they will fix it somehow

That‘s the thing. Everyone knew it was costly, nobody ever thought it was good strategically. If he now says it’s a „strategic mistake“ that‘s laughable, did he think it was strategically clever before? If so he was the only one.

The whole issue is that Germany overestimated its own resilience and economic power, which is deteriorating. Of course environmentalists knew that this is not good for the economy but the Green Party is mostly left aligned they were ok with incurring some damage to the economy for their cause, after all that’s their whole point. But they thought well we are such a economic powerhouse anyway, we can do it. So the real strategic mistake was arrogance. And saying that particular action was a „strategic mistake“ instead reflecting on the whole self-image of the country, shows that exactly this arrogance persists

[znpy]

autonomy, for a nation, is hardly a strategic mistake

[CjHuber]

So you are saying this has the potential to make Germany more autonomous and less dependent?