I don't think of myself as a techo optimist, but mostly because I'm a politico pessimist. And some technologies are very problematic in the hands of bastards.

I don't think of myself as a techo optimist, but mostly because I'm a politico pessimist. And some technologies are very problematic in the hands of bastards. But I do think the issue of energy is mostly solved technically. And likely doesn't have the same problematic geopolitical issues oil and gas does. It's a big task to roll it out, but the momentum is there. Also we basically solved the issue with exponential population growth via urbanization, birth control and reducing childhood mortality. That last two turned out to be exceptionally cheap. Snide comment, who knew women didn't want to be pregnant, breast feeding, and changing diapers for 20 years straight. That leaves a lot of other things, Legacy geopolitical stuff. Problems with authoritarian leaders. That 1/3 of humanity isn't particularly sane. These aren't tech problems. Problems with sustainable agriculture and that we are using up resources over a few generations that took geologic time to collect. I think it's important to not dismiss the issues we face. And equally important not to be despondent and give up. Because that's the worst thing we can do.