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> It takes place in a near-future where solar and hydrogen energy are robust and cost effective enough (...) As of now, each bit of solar/hydrogen/etc. energy
by yongjik 9y ago
> It takes place in a near-future where solar and hydrogen energy are robust and cost effective enough (...)
As of now, each bit of solar/hydrogen/etc. energy technology requires raw materials mined from around the globe, processed in factories around the world, and assembled in some other corner of the world: the number of people that made it possible could easily add up to millions. And these people are doing it to make money: there's no incentive to make the technology suitable for someone who's planning to get lost in a forest and stop paying.
In short, I don't think these technology will allow you to "walk away" any more than an iPhone can.
- walterbell 9y agoEach new generation of tech requires a freedom/liberation myth to harness the energy of a new generation of humans, until the time comes to pull Tim Wu’s “master switch” and reboot onto a new substrate of emerging tech and youth.
- komali2 8y agoRight, so we'll spill sweat and blood in this system cause we're not sure of any other system existing under scarcity that works. But as soon as the technology exists... There's no reason to horde it.