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We never transcended oil for fission as we did for coal. Our way of life is still riding a glut of fossil fuel use. This probably won’t matter in my lifetime, b
by germinalphrase 4y ago
We never transcended oil for fission as we did for coal. Our way of life is still riding a glut of fossil fuel use. This probably won’t matter in my lifetime, but that energy glut is not infinite - and we still need fossil fuels to produce that ‘renewable’ and fission equipment.
- _dain_ 4y ago>We never transcended oil for fission as we did for coal. that was a political choice, not practical.
- germinalphrase 4y agoPolitical vs practical fission stagnation is a perennial HN debate.
- armatav 4y agoYeah so remember don’t shower for nine minutes while the glass factory down the road offsets your entire towns carbon footprint for its lifespan in a single day. If you want to eat the bugs, do it; but on behalf of everyone who wants to take a bath, it’s not our problem. These countries have fission, they refuse to use it, and their interest groups guilt trip you into 19th century standards of living. Luh-mao, is all I have to say to that.
- germinalphrase 4y agoI think you’ve misread my “we need fossil fuels/fission isn’t a slam dunk” comment.