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Increased quality of life comes from new technological discoveries and abundant resources per capita. Increased fossil fuel usage is one way to achieve that but
by xmprt 3y ago
Increased quality of life comes from new technological discoveries and abundant resources per capita. Increased fossil fuel usage is one way to achieve that but it's far from the only way. From a high level, if we increase investment on electrification of appliances, use greener forms of transportation, and design denser cities with less car dependence while also increasing nuclear energy output, we can probably increase energy consumption and have even more people living a better quality life without needing fossil fuels.
- martin_drapeau 3y agoAbsolutely! But if you're a third world country trying to improve your quality of life fossil fuel is the most accessible. Until rich countries make other options cheaper and readily available. Solar has made incredible strides but not sufficiently enough to replace fossil fuels. Civilian nuclear has been demonized and is not easily accessible. I fail to see how we can reduce fossil fuel increase throughout the world without viable alternatives.