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COVID taught me that we can’t align on absolutely anything. Problem with climate discussions is that 99.9% of people don’t have any impact whatsoever (drinking
by xlii 2y ago
COVID taught me that we can’t align on absolutely anything.
Problem with climate discussions is that 99.9% of people don’t have any impact whatsoever (drinking through paper straws or buying eco friendly t-shirts doesn’t change a thing).
Nothing is actionable. People who could make an impact won’t because it’s not in their personal interest - e.g. jet flying celebrities or owners of industrial companies.
Maybe Fermi's Paradox filter isn’t some big cosmic event but a simple industry optimization problem. Many planets had intelligent life but industrialization, as a form of energy transformation, boils everyone before they can make a contact or travel through space.
- timeon 2y ago> Maybe Fermi's Paradox filter isn’t some big cosmic event but a simple industry optimization problem. Many planets had intelligent life but industrialization, as a form of energy transformation, boils everyone before they can make a contact or travel through space. This seems likely. At least it is were we are heading.
- mensetmanusman 2y agoThere are probably some smart enough to see the benefit of nuclear, which are the lowest cost when all externalities are included (ie gdp drop when everyone nearly dies from fossil fuel based warming, and massive decarbonization enabled by on demand excess energy).
- redprince 2y ago> Problem with climate discussions is that 99.9% of people don’t have any impact whatsoever Individually certainly nobody has any appreciable impact. But seen as a collective, everyone's individual decisions add up to pretty much all of the impact. > People who could make an impact won’t because it’s not in their personal interest And this is true for everyone as long as the incentives are aligned as they are: It is cheaper, more convenient and generally allows for a more interesting lifestyle to pollute.