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If that's the case, EVs aren't the answer, either. Industrial civilization must stop. full stop.

• OkayPhysicist 3y ago
  That's doomer nonsense parroting Big Oil propaganda. Mass electrification, a mixed grid of nuclear and renewables, and some concerted, but far from unachievable, investment into carbon capture (burying charcoal) could easily get us to a "not making things any worse" level.
  • realreality 3y ago
    Industrial civilization is a lifestyle that can never be sustainable. I'm not "parroting Big Oil propaganda". They're one of the worst culprits, who managed to addict us to cheap energy. Now everybody expects access to cars, planes, and electric grids, no matter how destructive they are.
    • OkayPhysicist 3y ago
      The oil companies have realized they're losing the fight on "global warming doesn't exist". That just leaves "global warming is bad, but giving up on fossil fuels would be worse", which is exactly what you're (presumably unintentionally) spreading. The whole reason anyone should care about climate change is that it's going to make life worse for ourselves and our descendants. If your pitch for addressing climate change is "let's make our lives worse, proactively", then you're never going to win popular support. Good messaging is "We can make our lives better, and give future generations the opportunity for even better lives, without fossil fuels". Anything else is inadvertently advocating for nihilistic hedonism as the world burns.