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I have to admit I minced words, I meant "if we magically had an utopian society tomorrow that would let us agree on a goal and work optimally towards that goal"
by captainmuon 4y ago
I have to admit I minced words, I meant "if we magically had an utopian society tomorrow that would let us agree on a goal and work optimally towards that goal". I didn't want to open the can of worms whether an utopian or "good communist" society is possible, as I think many people here would say it is not - I think some fundamentally "better" society than the current world-wide system is possible and neccessary to have a chanche of dealing satisfyingly with climate change, but I don't know how that would look like of course.
I agree political centralization would be a bad thing. For one, the peripheral will suffer the most from climate change. A society that calls itself utopian in my mind should be decentralized and allow political freedoms.
But anyway, it is just a thought experiment - can any ideal society beat climate change in our lifetimes?
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> can any ideal society beat climate change in our lifetimes? We’re past the point of supply-side solutions. We literally don’t have the materials. That leaves demand reduction. Depending on your definition of “ideal,” the answer could be yes or no.