Ketan Joshi1d ago

A GENTLE REMINDER: we are trying to eliminate fossil fuels because using them kills us.

If fossil fuels were cheap (they're not) or reliable (they're SO NOT), it would still be urgent to get rid of them because their intended use destroys our life support systems.

Even if we were unaffected (we're VERY NOT), it'd still be incumbent on us not to kill future generations of people by burning completely avoidable 19th century compressed plant matter today.

Show threadCAFCA471d ago
@ketan
Maybe so but have you reflected on the 6,000 or so items that are derived from petrochemicals in daily use, including the plastics on the device we are using for our posts?
Crude oil extraction serves many purposes other than transport.
Show threadiwein23h ago

@CAFCA47

1. no molecule produced by the petrochemical industry cannot be produced in another way,
2. Useful non energy related use of petrochemicals is insignificant (excludes single use plastic, fast fashion, and other such useless crap)
3. Even if 1, and 2 were not true, would you happily kill future generations for your comfort?

What are you arguing _for_ here exactly, apathy?

@ketan

Show threadAmorpheus

@iwein @CAFCA47 @ketan How to explain the sense of self-preservation of a frog.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=128fp0rqfbE

The “myth” of the boiling frog

YouTube
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