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> Option B has a poor track record. They both have.
by timeon 4y ago
> Option B has a poor track record.
They both have.
- int_19h 4y agoOur current tech is way greener than what we had 100 years ago.
- TedShiller 4y agoYou seem to forget that 100 years ago it was also used much less. billions of light polluters today is much worse than a couple of heavy polluters 100 years ago.
- int_19h 4y agoThat is a different issue that doesn't have to do with tech itself. But I will also note that our population growth trajectory 100 years ago looked much more pessimistic than the one today. Now I don't think any of this will be enough to avoid a major catastrophe due to AGW. But it's also clear from experience that, between tech advances and social self-control, the former is far more likely to happen at scale, and thus have any meaningful effect.