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Critics claim that this simply tied the oxcart to the fossil fuel train. I'm in the middle. If we can transition beyond fossil fuels then it will work out, but
by api 10y ago
Critics claim that this simply tied the oxcart to the fossil fuel train.
I'm in the middle. If we can transition beyond fossil fuels then it will work out, but if not that claim will prove true.
- ArkyBeagle 10y agoPerhaps it's because of seeing James Burke's "Connections" when younger, but that series gives you the feeling that advances like the Haber-Bosch process are more or less required for us to continue as a species. This casts our role as that of innovator, and if the innovation stops, then to an extent, so do we. This causes me to have to work to understand Apocalyptic stories. The counterexample is the influence of the Mandarins on China, which created a very stable, unchanging culture that lasted for centuries.