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The end of human civilization as we know it doesn't mean extinction. Why is extinction unavoidable?
by babyshake 3y ago
The end of human civilization as we know it doesn't mean extinction. Why is extinction unavoidable?
- TeMPOraL 3y agoWhy does extinction matter? If we lose civilization now, we'll be stuck at pre-industrial levels possibly for geological timescales, as we've mined and burned all the high-density energy sources you can get at without already being a high-tech industrial society.
- ben_w 3y agoI don't think that would necessarily limit us. Windmills and water mills can be made with wood, stone, and the small quantities of iron that pre-industrial societies could produce.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoSure, but it's hard to move from that to industrial production without having a high-density energy source (like coal) available.
- lobocinza 3y agoEntropy