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0 pointskrapp4d ago0 comments

We did it in a pristine world the first time. The next time we do it in a world stripped of natural resources and easy energy with a collapsing biosphere soaked in poison and radioactive waste.

Not impossible but I doubt we get another Industrial Revolution.

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coldtea4d ago

>We did it in a pristine world the first time. The next time we do it in a world stripped of natural resources and easy energy with a collapsing biosphere soaked in poison and radioactive waste.

Well, we did it in an ice age the first time.

defrost4d ago

And here we are, still in the exact same Ice Age .. albeit only barely as the ice covered poles are on the way out should trends continue.

krappOP3d ago

Fair enough, but at least the ice was clean.

joseda-hg3d ago

I mean, there's still quite a number of resources on the surface, plenty just sit there because the ratio of setup cost / profit isn't there

The demand a smaller civilization would have should be quite less significant than what we currently have, so it stands to reason it would make sense for them to use those

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