• deft@ttrpg.network
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    1 year ago

    But there is still the precious metal mining which often is diesel engines.

    The point is regardless of what we use it is a bandaid to the issue. That issue being over mining our very limited resources

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      1 year ago

      Diesel engines have nothing to do with what we were talking about.

      And even if you want to call it a “band-aid”, that’s still better than letting the wound continue to bleed. It slows us down and gives us a chance to course correct, rather than barrelling ahead over the cliff at full speed.

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      1 year ago

      the diesil trucks will also be replaced with sustainably powered ev machines too. think more than 12 months ahead.

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      1 year ago

      I agree with you, but I urge you to spell it out a bit more. We still need to transport lots of goods across large distances, from distinct areas where an industry perhaps cannot be moved closer, eliminating the long distance transport.

      More importantly, we do have options for recycling lithium from expended cells, not a zero-carbon process, but definitely better than continued mining.

      Look, real talk: I think there very genuinely may be too many humans for this planet to naturally sustain. Even within society there are hints, in spite of the powers that be’s attempts at obfuscation. Look how many bullshit jobs there are. Late stage capitalism is a lot more than a bogeyman from what I can see.

      What are your thoughts?