My hot take is that humans are, in aggregate, wholly incapable of controlling themselves when it comes to burning every scrap of energy available. As soon as th

My hot take is that humans are, in aggregate, wholly incapable of controlling themselves when it comes to burning every scrap of energy available. As soon as these corporate efforts hit the slightest bit of friction, they are quietly snuffed out. Humanity is essentially a fire that is burning its available resources, something it has no choice but to do. The only difference between humanity and basic fire is that humanity is cursed to be aware of what it's destroying, and can fear the day that the conditions allowing it to exist come to an end.