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Some level of madness may be a required for the continued survival of our species.

• jaggs 4y ago
  No, not really. There are a large number of sensible solutions we can use which will ensure our survival as a species. We just need to remove the global growth imperative as fast as we can. The current capitalist trajectory is directly opposite to what we need. Managed, responsible degrowth can deliver everything we need without massive disruption. Yes, we'll need to accept lower levels of convenience and comfort, but that's probably a good thing in terms of overall life balance and well being. There's absolutely no need to start chucking sulphuric acid aerosols into the stratosphere. Fix the problem, don't just try and mask it.
  • meany 4y ago
    Do you have concerns that this will trap the billions of very poor in permanent destitution? Do you see a way to stop global growth and raise these people out of poverty? Global per capita gdp is 10k. From a first glance, even if we established a global government that redistributed wealth, no one will be living well - at least by modern standards.
    • jaggs 4y ago
      I'm not sure it's possible to go over all of the possible socio-economic options for a future world in a Hacker News thread. :) I guess that my original comment was to point out that we have options to tackle the climate crisis which don't have to involve geo-engineering to a ridiculous extent.