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Real resources humanity can access are not infinite (scientists & engineers) and economists can get their assumptions wrong (everyone, including economists). A
by roenxi 2y ago
Real resources humanity can access are not infinite (scientists & engineers) and economists can get their assumptions wrong (everyone, including economists).
And there is no way our current trend of oil use can be sustained for 500 years. By then our oil use will be negligible compared to what it is today unless something truly bizarre and unforseeable happens.
- jvanderbot 2y agoIf we make oil from nuclear or solar power using fuel synthesis, we can carry forward indefinitely.
- roenxi 2y agoYeah but we wouldn't do that. It doesn't make sense to pay the energy conversion costs; it is already more efficient to store power in non-oil batteries.
- Earw0rm 2y agoNot true for aviation, where weight and volume are both constraints.
- jvanderbot 2y agoFor me, scarcity arguments based on "preferences" don't make a ton of sense, but I see your point. I'd give even odds there will always be use cases for burnable fuels, and almost all vehicles use burnable fuels currently. Sure seems a shorter path to just pull CO2 out of the air and keep moving along as we always have, vs electrifying everything.