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Exactly. Since we've used a lot of the oil dinosaurs graciously gave us, there's not gonna be another chance at modern civilization if we fuck this up. At least
by darthrupert 5y ago
Exactly. Since we've used a lot of the oil dinosaurs graciously gave us, there's not gonna be another chance at modern civilization if we fuck this up. At least for us humans.
- jgilias 5y agoI've heard that we've basically dug up all the easily accessible ores needed to jump-start a civilization, and all that's left now is something you need high-tech to access. So, there may not be another chance at an advanced civilization on this planet at all. There's geological timescales of course. But then, I don't think that helps given that we've dug everything up to the surface to oxidize.
- eloff 5y agoOil doesn't actually come from dinosaurs, but you're right about the difficulty of bootstrapping civilization without easily accessible fossil fuels. We'd best not forget our current capabilities.