@paulk The claim is untrue at face value, at least for the consumer, since the markets are linked. But there is a point here that the less we depend on fossil energy, the less the oil prices matter to the consumer.

@veronica And that latter point is exactly 'the' point.

@paulk Yeah, I assumed so too, but I work with this so I get the distinction. I suspect most people read "expensive" in the context of what they pay. Regardless, the less we rely on millions of years old goo, the better.

@veronica Seriously. Because at one point that goo will run out and then...

@paulk Yeah, I hate living in a world where everything gets evaluated against short term economic gain and everything else seems to be irrelevant when all is said and done. It will be the downfall of our era. At the very least, I hope future generations can make better choices. Ours seems not to be able to in any way that really matters.

@veronica I severely dislike the fact that we live in the era of Homo Shareholder which has to be pleased with pofits and bonuses without any consideration of the future of even their own offspring...

@veronica Taxes and breathing, the two things you can't live without, it seems. Still, your employer sounds like a good place. Congratulations on moving there.

@paulk The previous energy company I worked at was state owned, so the same applied there. Otherwise I may not have lasted in this industry. 😅