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Thanks for playing Devil's Advocate. This technology applies to mobile transportation in general and it doesn't necessarily have to effect greenhouse gas emissi

by eboyjr 8y ago

Thanks for playing Devil's Advocate. This technology applies to mobile transportation in general and it doesn't necessarily have to effect greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, I believe the infrastructure for producing cars applies to such a broad category in regards to driving climate change. The manufacturing industry needs to independently solve this problem.

YeGoblynQueenne 8y ago
For the record, I'm not playing Devil's Advocate. I believe self-driving cars are a terrible idea that is only piling more environmental damage on top of what ordinary cards already do. >> This technology applies to mobile transportation in general and it doesn't necessarily have to effect greenhouse gas emissions. Well, I don't know that there is any way to drive a fleet of some millions or billions of cars (once self-driving cars have been adopted widely, that is) that doesn't rely on burning fossil fuels, either directly or indirectly (to charge batteries etc). So how are they not going to affect greenhouse gas emmissions?
- darawk 8y ago
  So, you would like to just get rid of cars? Do you have any idea the level of human suffering that would cause? If you're not proposing something as silly as eliminating them entirely, then you should want to make them more efficient.
  - eanzenberg 8y ago
    The pinnacle of thinking: let’s allow worldwide suffering so sea levels dont rise 3m in 100 years.
    - bumholio 8y ago
      The pinnacle of spin: paying 50c more for a gallon of gas in US will bring untold suffering to those desperate people in Africa who have no cars, no electricity and are generally carbon neutral by virtue of using dried dung as their only energy source.
      - perl4ever 8y ago
        African countries both utilize and export a certain amount of petroleum, FWIW. Not that it's an unmixed blessing.

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Thanks for playing Devil's Advocate. This technology applies to mobile transportation in general and it doesn't necessarily have to effect greenhouse gas emissi

by eboyjr 8y ago

YeGoblynQueenne 8y ago
For the record, I'm not playing Devil's Advocate. I believe self-driving cars are a terrible idea that is only piling more environmental damage on top of what ordinary cards already do. >> This technology applies to mobile transportation in general and it doesn't necessarily have to effect greenhouse gas emissions. Well, I don't know that there is any way to drive a fleet of some millions or billions of cars (once self-driving cars have been adopted widely, that is) that doesn't rely on burning fossil fuels, either directly or indirectly (to charge batteries etc). So how are they not going to affect greenhouse gas emmissions?
- darawk 8y ago
  So, you would like to just get rid of cars? Do you have any idea the level of human suffering that would cause? If you're not proposing something as silly as eliminating them entirely, then you should want to make them more efficient.
  - eanzenberg 8y ago
    The pinnacle of thinking: let’s allow worldwide suffering so sea levels dont rise 3m in 100 years.
    - bumholio 8y ago
      The pinnacle of spin: paying 50c more for a gallon of gas in US will bring untold suffering to those desperate people in Africa who have no cars, no electricity and are generally carbon neutral by virtue of using dried dung as their only energy source.
      - perl4ever 8y ago
        African countries both utilize and export a certain amount of petroleum, FWIW. Not that it's an unmixed blessing.