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> barely be set back 1-2 centuries The journey from 1800 to 2000 will likely be harder the second time around. The fall of Rome led to a few unhappy centuries.
by eCa 6y ago
> barely be set back 1-2 centuries
The journey from 1800 to 2000 will likely be harder the second time around. The fall of Rome led to a few unhappy centuries.
And let’s not talk about the the trip back to 1800...
- graeme 6y agoWe also used up all the easy carbon reserves. Not obvious we could bounce back easily if we go to a before the industrial revolution level of technology.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoWe've also concentrated obscene amounts of hard to extract elements near the surface of the earth.
- graeme 6y agoI thought if mentioning that. On the other hand, many of those will remain as scrap So I’m less sure how that balances out. The burned carbon is just gone. And makes the atmosphere less hospitable to boot. So any new civilization with 1800 era tech would have headwinds.