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		<title>Self-Oppression</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Doctor Mike Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2024 20:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[How auto-exploitation has had us giving our freedom away willingly&#8230; We are not isolated individuals seeking individual isolated goals. We have nothing to prove. No approval needed. Be your worst self! Do what you should, not just what you can. Processivity over Productivity; the doing is better than the done. Not that you shouldn&#8217;t finish &#8230; <a href="https://doctormikereddy.com/2024/04/29/self-oppression/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Self-Oppression</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">How auto-exploitation has had us giving our freedom away willingly&#8230;</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We are not isolated individuals seeking individual isolated goals. We have nothing to prove. No approval needed. Be your worst self! Do what you should, not just what you can. Processivity over Productivity; the doing is better than the done.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Not that you shouldn&#8217;t finish anything, but that you should finish everything. So, be realistic and complete goals, but make the goals small and achievable. And make &#8216;making&#8217; a goal in itself. Don&#8217;t buy something when you can make it! Even of that is more costly in the short term. Buying ingredients and kit to make bread is an obstacle, but the &#8216;ownership&#8217; of the resultant bread is key.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Think about all those things you &#8216;had&#8217; to do during Covid (including sour dough loaves!). These were necessary because our burn out and self-exploitation were forcibly removed. Be honest. Weren&#8217;t there times you missed Covid. (Not the needless deaths and Government hypocrisy!)</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Being prevented from (fake) &#8220;freedom&#8221; &#8211; freedom of choice, but where others decide the options &#8211; actually freed us in meaningful ways. It also gave our dogs the <strong>best time</strong>!</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We truly live when we just live. Be eclectic in your interests and be kind to everyone (including yourself!)</p>
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		<title>Why UK Gov removing the Feed in Tariff is a bad idea</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Doctor Mike Reddy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2018 04:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[While it would be better to use something like a Tesla Powerwall, to store excess electricity for the afternoon peak and nighttime usage, and only having enough panels to charge it and cover daytime requirements, the payback for extra generation is a factor. A solar household typically gets a lot less per Kilowatt Hour (KWh) &#8230; <a href="https://doctormikereddy.com/2018/09/22/why-uk-gov-removing-the-feed-in-tariff-is-a-bad-idea/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Why UK Gov removing the Feed in Tariff is a bad idea</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While it would be better to use something like a Tesla Powerwall, to store excess electricity for the afternoon peak and nighttime usage, and only having enough panels to charge it and cover daytime requirements, the payback for extra generation is a factor. A solar household typically gets a lot less per Kilowatt Hour (KWh) than we pay for incoming energy &#8211; usually under &lt;4p for outgoing but ~15p for incoming KWh &#8211; but the Feed in Tariff does factor into the economics of getting/maintaining micro generation of electricity. If you are regularly creating excess energy you&#8217;ve probably paid for too many panels, which would extend the time to the break even point, but not being paid anything for this extra electricity will force households to go &#8216;off grid&#8217; which will affect the bottom line of the Energy Companies, and Government taxation, rather than discourage home owners from going Solar. With the advent of electric cars, we&#8217;ll all be looking to the Sun for our future.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Please consider signing the petition against removing the Feed in Tariff here:<br>
<a href="https://secure.greenpeace.org.uk/page/s/stop-the-solar-attack">https://secure.greenpeace.org.uk/page/s/stop-the-solar-attack</a></p>
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