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We 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.
by graeme 6y ago
We 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.