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This is not a responsible solution, and believing so doesn't belie some "infinite fright," nor does it discount the thousands of more reasonable solutions tha
by akira2501 4y ago
This is not a responsible solution, and believing so doesn't belie some "infinite fright," nor does it discount the thousands of more reasonable solutions that could be applied here first.
If you honestly thought "space based power beams" were a realistic solution, then why you would even propose a plane as opposed to a boat is entirely beyond me. This idea that we're just going to find some "plug in" solution to our current infrastructure that's suddenly net positive for the climate only invites these kinds of irresponsible flights of fancy.
If you want an honest solution, then you're going to have to reconsider the mechanisms that cause you to fly cargo across the globe on jets in the first place. These systems were built for profit, and they continue to operate with profit as their primary motivation. If you want to manage the climate "responsibly" then you need to put it first, and when you do so, you realize that our current means of distributing products around the world is patently insane.
Only by ignoring that problem or hoping that literal "power beams from outer space" will magically become available and prevent any restructuring of profit flows leads to this kind of nonsense thinking.