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We are escaping this zero-sum game with innovation. We are finding replacements for expensive materials or figure out how to use less of them. Innovation and kn
by dh2022 2y ago
We are escaping this zero-sum game with innovation. We are finding replacements for expensive materials or figure out how to use less of them. Innovation and knowledge are compounding: a bit more knowledge today means a bit more knowledge a year from now, and then a bit more knowledge a year later etc..
- _heimdall 2y agoWe're escaping it for a while. Innovation can't make scarce resources magically infinite. We can absolutely find ways to optimize resources we already have and find new uses for resources, but we can't make resources out of thin air.
- dh2022 2y agoInnovation can totally do it.. We are escaping the finiteness of oil and gas with wind and solar power.
- _heimdall 2y agoNo, we're replacing finite oil and gas with other finite resources. Sun and wind require hardware to be converted into usable energy, that requires finite materials. Sun and wind also require massive energy storage solutions to replace the ease of storing energy in the form of oil. Again that energy storage requires finite materials to make, maintain, and replace as they degrade.