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We are not fundamentally giving anything up if we reduce our energy usage. All the stuff on the hierarchy of needs - love, accomplishment, community, knowledge
by antisthenes 7y ago
We are not fundamentally giving anything up if we reduce our energy usage.
All the stuff on the hierarchy of needs - love, accomplishment, community, knowledge, none of it is especially energy intensive. Food and housing are, somewhat, but it's pretty clear that the pendulum in that area has swung too far in the other direction (obesity/mcmansions, etc.)
I think you're right and we'll be just fine. We'll just use less stuff. And stuff will generally be more energy efficient.
- natalyarostova 7y agoI think what will probably happen* is things will get really really bad, then humanity will finally band together, and teams of engineers will put 50-100 year advances of technology to use and figure out how to solve this problem, along the way creating some heroes of humanity that will go down in history. * This will probably not happen, as forecasts 50-100 years in the future never come true.
- perfunctory 7y agoWe don't have 50-100 years to solve the problem.
- natalyarostova 7y agoSure we do. Things might get pretty bad, but we have plenty of time.
- EForEndeavour 7y agoI think the point was to try to take action before "things get pretty bad."