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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
People that don’t understand how intricate modern society is with oil and gas, and that we can shift off of it in the next 5 or 10 years or whatever completely. People like that just simply don’t understand all of the ways we use it.
Like people talk about renewables and that’s a great step, but renewables almost universally speaks to electricity or power. Well, guess what?
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I would counter that by saying just the opposite. There are more than plenty that don't know jack about other sources of energy and then have this ridiculous world view that society will come to a crashing halt when oil stops being available. There are other sources of energy some of which are more efficient, and present greater opportunities for energy independence for all nations, but those are rarely acknowledged. Ignorance exists on both sides, and the ridiculousness of that has been displayed in this thread by many on the pro-hydrocarbon side with great regularity, so be careful how you apply that brush, because some of the comments that are documented on one side of the ledger are much more damning.
I agree that society is very intertwined with the hydrocarbon molecule. But every advantage it provides can be achieved through other means, it just means we have unwind the involvement, re-engineer, and adapt. It will take time, but with commitment it can be done quickly. The United States put a man on the moon in a decade, with only some very rudimentary components to start from. This challenge could be accomplished much easier as our starting points are much more advanced and we have a wealth of technology to help us get there. All it is going to take is commitment. The unfortunate thing is there is a massive disinformation industry out there that continues to be extremely successful in making people believe change is not only dangerous, but impossible. This makes even trying extremely difficult, and it shouldn't be. We have a lot to overcome, starting with getting past the ignorance you raised.