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eleitl@lemmy.mlM to Collapse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

#275: Why are we surprised by the inevitable?

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#275: Why are we surprised by the inevitable?

surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com

eleitl@lemmy.mlM to Collapse@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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ALIGNING EXPECTATION WITH POSSIBILITY Why is the world at large so often “surprised” when the materially impossible doesn’t happen? In economics, the consensus line – a narrative shared by governme…
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    Tl;Dr?

    • Rentlar
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      Line can’t go up infinitely in a finite world despite some pretending it is. The resources needed to replace the fossil fuel based energy with renewables completely on a 1:1 basis simply isn’t available currently, so without a dramatic breakthrough our consumption will need to decrease.

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        Then we just need more worlds, easy fix.

        Now go build more rockets for the ruling class.

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    Just one more quarter of profits. Just trust me.

    Bleed the 1%

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