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No one person, group or nation is going to willingly give up electricity. Or good food. Consequences be damned, for that is humanity. Hell of a species we turned out to be.
I'm always reminded of lyrics to a favorite from junior high years
". . Ol' Charlie stole the handle,
and the train it won't stop going
No way to slow down . . . . "
The existential threat of irreversible climate change, resource depletion and environmental degradation isn't taken seriously. Jumped up monkeys. Tomorrow is always too far away and the aggravations of yesterday loom larger yet.
We ought to be getting short on oil at an auspicious moment in relation to the above. Renewables won't make much difference . . . closing time at the bar will be extended fifteen minutes.
Race, religion and tribal/clan affinities based on marriage & blood are more worthy of study or discussion than hopium. The temporary suspension of history is about to end. It will be back with bells on.
Interesting times, indeed.
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