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If energy becomes cheap, they lose money. If the stock market doesn’t see their profits rise every quarter, they will trade for less.
These major corps think of societal impact only in the monetary/cash flow sense and lobby heavily to support their position.
We’d need to adjust some rules, and educate more people on nuclear power
Social status. The main reason for wanting to stand out (other than your own ego) is because having a higher social status will offer the individual more opportunities in these social games we play.
Perception matters more than the truth for most