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What? I'm Norwegian and very surprised at every assertion here. Not unlikely? It has never been seriously discussed (e.g. because others would simply increase

• seydor 2y ago
  It was a hypothetical scenario. It is true that most of the world considers Norwegians as very enviromentally forward people. If you assert that norwegians would not vote give up drilling , then that means they are more sensible than most. The fund wouldn't collapse, but would be severely hit , and would be entirely dependent on the valuations of tech companies over decades.
  • Arnt 2y ago
    A campaign to stop drilling would need to answer questions about the likely effect, not just about the intention. Since OPEC has cut production many times in the past 50 years, and generally other producers have increased their production to fill the void, what do you think the likely effect would be?
    • seydor 2y ago
      It doesn't matter because in virtue-politics like the OP post, consequences don't really matter . That's e.g. how germany found itself stuck in a pipeline-shaped hole. It may be that norwegians are not as moral as they are portrayed often (e.g. https://branko2f7.substack.com/p/is-norway-the-new-east-india-company https://branko2f7.substack.com/p/is-norway-the-new-east-indi...). In any case, i used the Fund to make a hypothetical argument that doesn't need to match with reality.
      • Arnt 2y ago
        Oh, Norwegians are quite moral. I think you're making the mistake of considering intention-driven behaviour to be somehow moral and effect-driven behaviour not.