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Penelope's an optimist
Throg:
@pwhodges: which one, climate change or the gradual effects of peak oil?
Me, I'm optimistic in the long run there will be international trade via sailing ships. It'll be steampunk with a vengeance.
Carl-E:
And with the rising oceans, you'll be able to make those midwestern deliveries directly by sail...
Why am I getting a waterworld vibe?
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Throg on 25 May 2012, 07:21 ---@pwhodges: which one, climate change or the gradual effects of peak oil?
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Climate change first. In particular, the effects on sea level will accelerate once they start to become seriously apparent. Then peak oil will seriously affect the costs of sorting things out, just when whole major cities need to be moved or replaced. Considering the fragile state of some places in the current minor financial difficulties, I see the possibility of these things leading to a real global financial collapse in the next century, causing a complete breakdown of society.
Hey, I enjoy a bit of gloom and doom on a nice sunny day!
Is it cold in here?:
A case could be made that the world has always been a hopeless dystopia and only the optimism and inexperience of youth prevent people from noticing.
pwhodges:
I suppose another way to look at that is to say that expectations change according to the current practicalities - and in effect, this affects only those who live long enough to see a perceptible change.
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