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And it won't matter because no matter how fancy the tech you need an industrial base to actually manufacture the damn things. Myopic energy policies and econom
by Guthur 4y ago
And it won't matter because no matter how fancy the tech you need an industrial base to actually manufacture the damn things.
Myopic energy policies and economically destructive actions taken over the past 2 years will ensure that we're going to have severe de-industrialisation for the foreseeable future which will make much of this high level tech unattainable.
They wanted us to have 21st century energy but forgot that we actually need to bootstrap it upon 20th century energy.
We need energy now.
- hinkley 4y agoIt’s worse than that, he’s dead, Jim. These infrastructure problems are shaping up to be another way for the divide between upper and lower class to widen, and another crucible to cook the middle class in. As the price of having your own backup power comes down, the willingness of people in power to spend political capital on fixing infrastructure starts to slide. Never mind the “fuck you, I’ve got mine” crowd. With solar panels, a big enough battery pack, and grid power that’s available at least 95% of the time, you can fast charge your vehicle even as the power grid slowly rots around you.
- someweirdperson 4y agoAlso, we need to finish the transformation before running out of coveniently/cheaply available non-renewable resources. Given how slow such large long-term changes take, starting early isn't such a bad idea.