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I imagine a dystopian future where military might from a world superpower is deployed against oil extracting infrastructure -- this happening, of course, after
by boplicity 4y ago
I imagine a dystopian future where military might from a world superpower is deployed against oil extracting infrastructure -- this happening, of course, after such a superpower has mostly transitioned away from fossil fuel use. This, of course, is just imagination in my head, but it strikes me as somewhat possible. The future is bleak -- and it's easy to imagine drastic choices being made in a bleak future. In this context, this website almost looks like a target list for such a military endeavour. This behavior, of course, would result in severe famine for those still dependent on fossil fuels.
- DFHippie 4y agoOne can imagine all sorts of dystopian futures. Here's a much more realistic one: the climate goes to hell and there is war, famine, and mass extinction. Democratic governments are replaced with authoritarian governments in elections because populaces want protection from their neighbors and are willing to sacrifice their autonomy to someone who promises to shoot their enemies. International cooperation breaks down. Imagining the world not doing anything about climate change is a lot easier than imagining them doing too much. We can already see the former.