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There is no other choice beyond tech of some form or another. People won't wear a mask in stores and restaurants to prevent the spread of disease. This pandemi
by MattGaiser 5y ago
There is no other choice beyond tech of some form or another.
People won't wear a mask in stores and restaurants to prevent the spread of disease. This pandemic tested the level of shared sacrifice acceptable in a mere short term crisis. It was not high at all.
Basically, sacrifice, except if it is of other people, cannot be part of the equation.
Current price inflation caused by loads of extra money for spending and supply chain disruption is already politically devastating.
Tech either stops environmental harm, gives us a way out of environmental harm, or lets us fight to have what remains.
The solution will be one of:
- Solar panels/electrification -- mitigate
- Carbon capture/body cooling suits/fake trees -- adapt
- Bombs and guns -- win
- c0nducktr 5y agoBased on what I've seen, and considering past history, Option 3 appears most likely. Hopefully the biosphere isn't too terribly damaged by the time we reach it.