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Smackdown.          I have been using those weird squiggly light
bulbs for years now, despite their unflattering cast. I try to
ride my bike to do small errands. Big deal. I do my little part
with my composting bins and recycling. It’s not going to save
the world. But at the same time, I am really starting to feel as
if I’m subsidizing a bunch of Americans who live in some kind of
a parallel universe. Those willfully ignorant and obtuse, who
somehow haven’t been clued in that we’re not supposed to be
watering the sidewalks, driving stupidly polluting vehicles, and
generally behaving as if we still own the world and all its
resources. Are these those same “low information” voters we keep
hearing about? And can’t something be done about them?   And
another thing: if adding a cup of milk to a pot into which you
have emptied a package of dried cheese is what you call
"cooking", then you are not allowed to have a Viking stove. I'd
like to add, if you ha