We couldn't have done it any other way. If we had slowly developed new technology we'd have run out of coal during the industrial revolution. We needed a slow b

We couldn't have done it any other way. If we had slowly developed new technology we'd have run out of coal during the industrial revolution. We needed a slow build up on the shoulders of pre-industrial giants, and then a massive ignition of all our resources to reach as high as we could, hopefully finding a ledge of some kind where we can create a sustainable perch. Then, maybe we'll start again and slowly build up to a massive boom. But that's just speculation.