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If we can figure out mass nuclear power and efficient ocean desalination, then why couldn't everyone get to have energy intensive economies? I don't think they'
by tsol 4y ago
If we can figure out mass nuclear power and efficient ocean desalination, then why couldn't everyone get to have energy intensive economies? I don't think they'll all look like America today-- but that's because we have others make our things cheaply and that won't always be an option in this scenario.
- mythrwy 4y agoYa I do think we figure it out eventually. But what you mention isn't as cheap as drilling some holes and sucking fluid out. Timing is the issue. Conflicts over scarce resources is the history of the human race it seems.
- JPLeRouzic 4y ago> If we can figure out mass nuclear power equals IMO to more waste (I do not mean nuclear waste, but that also indeed) > If we can figure out ... efficient ocean desalination It will create mass pollution of brine, enough to render oceans hostile to life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination#Outflow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination#Outflow