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> it'll allow even more out-migration from cities by people with mobile jobs. This is not a good thing for the environment.
by ryukafalz 5y ago
> it'll allow even more out-migration from cities by people with mobile jobs.
This is not a good thing for the environment.
- aeternum 5y agoIt could be a good thing. The invention of both catalytic converts and non-ozone destroying alternatives to CFCs have done great things for the environment but required large amounts of human collaboration to invent. Making it easier for people to come together and invent / perfect new tech can have huge benefits. It's likely that we will solve climate change through technology like carbon capture rather than simply by reducing/curtailing energy usage.
- ryukafalz 5y ago>It's likely that we will solve climate change through technology like carbon capture rather than simply by reducing/curtailing energy usage. Maybe. But that can't be used as an excuse to not even attempt to curtail energy usage. And I mean sure, it's possible that the agglomeration effects from such travel would 1) be more significant than what is already available via remote work over the internet, 2) be significant enough to offset the increased energy usage from the increased travel itself and building all the infrastructure for even greater sprawl, 3) result in technology that somehow solves climate change but doesn't have the same social forces against it as the technology we have today that's better than the status quo. But that's a lot of assumptions. Do you really want to bet the planet on it?
- aeternum 5y agoI would much rather bet the planet on technology rather than an attempt to curtail energy usage. We've never curtailed energy usage in the history of humanity. It's foolhardy to expect to reverse a trend that has persisted for millennia.