We will not stop burning fossil fuels until economics dictates that we have to.
The economics of such a situation, and seeing how fragile and tied to oil our current economics are, we may never get there. It could be that the entire world of humans has become a petro-civilization. The rise and fall of empires. Dark ages, etc.
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Adaptation again rules the day.
Replies to: "Adaptation again rules the day."
- Great news for Dems... inflation is BACK! And these numbers are pre-war and pre-high oil prices. [LINK]
- Curly1918 - 3:26pm 3/18/26
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- 3.4% in February - before the war - Chris94 - 5:56pm 3/18/26
- There is a solution to fertilizer, just like there's a solution to oil. - iairishcheeks - 9:11pm 3/18/26
- Of course. But not in the short term. [NT]
- Chris94 - 10:13pm 3/18/26
- We should force and/or incentivize the short term before our currency turns to shit. - iairishcheeks - 10:27pm 3/18/26
- Oil prices up 32%. And most gulf states have stopped producing. - Chris94 - 10:38pm 3/18/26
- The world economy shouldn't be reliant on the Strait of Hormuz. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 10:52pm 3/18/26
- Agree completely. But it is. [NT]
- Chris94 - 11:11pm 3/18/26
- Adaptation again rules the day. - iairishcheeks - 1:23am 3/19/26
- Agree completely. But it is. [NT]
- Chris94 - 11:11pm 3/18/26
- The world economy shouldn't be reliant on the Strait of Hormuz. [NT]
- iairishcheeks - 10:52pm 3/18/26
- Oil prices up 32%. And most gulf states have stopped producing. - Chris94 - 10:38pm 3/18/26
- We should force and/or incentivize the short term before our currency turns to shit. - iairishcheeks - 10:27pm 3/18/26
- Of course. But not in the short term. [NT]
- Chris94 - 10:13pm 3/18/26
- There is a solution to fertilizer, just like there's a solution to oil. - iairishcheeks - 9:11pm 3/18/26
- 3.4% in February - before the war - Chris94 - 5:56pm 3/18/26
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