geoengthrowaway

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   by geoengthrowaway 2y ago

   I need a reward because my love for mankind has run cold and the future will probably be quite grim. And not all forms of geoengineering are a waste of time since some irreversible tipping points will be triggered at even very low temperatu
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   by geoengthrowaway 2y ago

   Contemporary mainstream bourgeois ideology in the West glorifies the ruthless pursuit of self-interest and consequently holds any kind of altruism in utmost contempt. So, even if I actually were to gain high status for giving my invention
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   by geoengthrowaway 2y ago

   My invention lends itself very poorly for schemes like pollution credits (since it does not actually undo any pollution), so that's unlikely to work. (Also SO2-based solar radiation management and CO2 sequestration are both inherently
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   by geoengthrowaway 2y ago

   Yeah, I looked into prizes and grants, too, and the amount awarded there is usually quite measly. Patents don't work either because for geoengineering to not be circumvented you'd need a global patent (which don't exist yet)
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   by geoengthrowaway 2y ago

   Demonstrating the workability is trivial. Like I wrote: The concept is very simple and once I explained it to you all questions about it being workable would disappear instantly even without a demo.
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   Ask HN: How do I turn a geoengineering invention into an adequate profit?

   4 points by geoengthrowaway 2y ago|11 comments