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Not bad. Only 50 years too late. I thought the so called "free market" was great for allocating resources, such as what would be needed to solve these problem

Not bad. Only 50 years too late. I thought the so called "free market" was great for allocating resources, such as what would be needed to solve these problems, though? Any rational human should recognize that solving climate change on Earth is a better use of resources than shooting a car into space and literally adding to the problem, but, yet, here we are. Fusion power is still decades away, we have no practical carbon capture technology better than planting big-ass trees, and one of the best ideas people have had is to spray sulfuric acid into the atmosphere to reflect the Sun's rays. Meanwhile, we can't even agree to phase out coal burning, and we've poisoned everything with chemicals and microplastics.

da-x 5y ago
> we have no practical carbon capture technology better than planting big-ass trees This is not true. There are many projects underway (example - [1]) utilizing various technologies, and while it's true none has yet to reach economy of scale there is still time to do so. We only need a few good and scaleable solutions. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57588248 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57588248 "Climate change: Large-scale CO2 removal facility set for Scotland"
- actually_a_dog 5y ago
  > This is not true. You realize you're not making your point, when you literally follow "this is not true" with the reason it is true: > There are many projects underway (example - [1]) utilizing various technologies, and while it's true none has yet to reach economy of scale there is still time to do so. Doubtful. > We only need a few good and scaleable solutions. Well, where are they?