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Bigger problems than no power in the worst year imaginable. Give me a break.
by zosima 3y ago
Bigger problems than no power in the worst year imaginable. Give me a break.
- sanderjd 3y agoYes, no agriculture is an even bigger problem than no power.
- zosima 3y agoYou don't think modern agriculture and energy are intimately related? I'm honestly a bit shocked.
- sanderjd 3y agoI do think they are, but it's also (obviously) the case that if an eruption blotted out the sun and disrupted wind currents, having the ability to keep generating power would not help much because the plants and animals we eat would all die. And what's with the weird tone? It's a super banal point that our food requires sun. I highly doubt you're "shocked" by it.
- Server6 3y agoYeah. Crop failures and famine. Way bigger problem.
- dredmorbius 3y agoAnd depending on the eruption, for anywhere from years to centuries or longer.
- zosima 3y agoAvailability of energy can mitigate crop failure and lack of energy also leads to crop failure. How can people not generally understand the connection?
- orangepurple 3y agoYou are thinking too far ahead. There is a real risk of persistent cloud cover and ash in many places without total crop failure.