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China also restarted several coal plants after rotating blackouts caused some domestic issues. You can replace China with Russia or Venezuela. And it is carin
by vorpalhex 3y ago
China also restarted several coal plants after rotating blackouts caused some domestic issues.
You can replace China with Russia or Venezuela.
And it is caring about the future of humanity. You can give up eating meat, dairy, driving, planes and go live in the woods and we may still have the exact same problems.
If you want to propose a solution, it's on you to show it works.
- staunton 3y ago> it's on you to show it works. If you just want excuses not to change your lifestyle and effect political change, both of which are required, no amount of "showing" will ever convince you of anything. Do you enjoy saying: "I'm not convinced this will work, so screw everyone, I'm not helping (and thus actively preventing a solution)"? The solution is to stop burning fossil fuels and this will happen one way or another. Maybe it happens through international cooperation following political initiatives, maybe it happens once civilization collapses across the globe. I have a strong preference for the first scenario. The vibe I get from you (maybe by mistake?) is that you just don't care very much. The way how to get there is abundantly clear. It just sounds so inconvenient. So, you ask, can't we just blame someone else and hope it won't be that bad after all? That kind of thinking has never solved any problem. Predicting the future to say "this won't work anyway" is incredible arrogance. Noone knows what will happen. People have abolished slavery and monarchies before.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoWhat is an abstract far away problem for other countries is more of a concrete immediate “we are screwed if we continue to YOLO“ problem in China. And even they can only move so quickly in their renewable energy build out.