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So, if we in 2012 had known 100% that Covid would hit in 2020, the correct course of action would have been to do nothing, since maybe an asteroid would hit us
by eCa 4y ago
So, if we in 2012 had known 100% that Covid would hit in 2020, the correct course of action would have been to do nothing, since maybe an asteroid would hit us in the meantime?
Also, global GDP is $80,934,771,028,340[1]. So, if that doubles to 160 in 2050, that means that we’d burned $3,200,000,000,000[2] in vain in just 2050. That’s not chump change.
[1] In 2017, https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/gdp-by-country/ https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/gdp-by-country/
[2] I think it’s correct: 4% * $80,934,771,028,340, and rounded
- cloutchaser 4y agoThe point is, don't panic, and also assess with numbers and data whether the best course of action is to do what we are doing. Many (especially in europe) are on a course to remove way more than 4% of GDP in the name of global warming. So they are destroying way more value than they are saving.
- collyw 4y agoDoing nothing would have likely let to a far better outcome than what we have.