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This is a weird thing to say, but I don't understand what the point of these articles are... like, everyone in the world is completely addicted to oil and gas,

• twright 7y ago
  It's good that this is reported on but I agree about the addiction. A fun exercise I do is look around me and find all the plastic or petroleum derivatives. What does the world look like without oil? It strains the imagination. But that doesn't mean it can't change, vote, get involved!
  • perl4ever 7y ago
    Hydrogen and carbon aren't qualitatively something that can only come from fossil fuel. The present use is entirely about the quantity needed and the relative price.
• rekabis 7y ago
  There is a tiny minority of scientists who truly understand how fucked humanity is (a high probability of complete civilizational collapse within the next 30-50, and a population collapse of 20-80%). There is a larger minority of activists who at least have a _dim inkling_ that something is very, very wrong. Then there is a _very large minority_ that are actively denying what is happening, and the direction in which things are progressing. The largest group? Either have no clue or don’t care. This are the people for whom this article is written.
  • perl4ever 7y ago
    The issue with the title is the word "firms". It's like you have cancer and you're explaining that the root of the problem is your heart muscle and how it enables blood flow to the tumors. It's not exactly that it's false, but...