Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[Alex321]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwn4nv2ggzo

I find my photos are visually enhanced with wind turbines in the backdrop.
They are quite majestic making it irritating that purposeful myth is used to ban them.

It isn't a myth though.

You may like them (and I often do too), but many people do dislike them. Many people like to see the natural landscape (even though little of it is truly "natural" in the UK).

 

[matticus]

It isn't a myth though.

You may like them (and I often do too), but many people do dislike them. Many people like to see the natural landscape (even though little of it is truly "natural" in the UK).

I get the ruining the landscape viewpoint. But if we step back and ask "What's the biggest threat to our landscapes?" the main answer is continued growth of our carbon footprints.

Perhaps objections should only be considered from folks who have already minimised their carbon use?

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