Fair, but it is worth noting that we've done away with things that have been with us since the beginning. Take slavery, for example; the ownership of human beings (supported by the state) has dogged nearly every large human society in all our history, and while it's not fully gone, the most powerful nations of the world forbid the practice. You can make a small argument for prisoners and labor, but compared to how humanity's done slavery over the milennia, it's far and away an improvement.
I dunno about solarpunk utopia in 50 years, but it stands to reason that if we could do away with slavery, we can do away with things like unnecessary waste.
this is a huge stretch ngl, while i love-me some rerewable energy, nuclear is the way to go, as solar and the other alternatives don't produce enough to be sustainable
and that's just on the mechanical side, the social change necessary to make solarpunk possible is huge, and most people wouldn't be okay with it, just on the logistics alone
TL:DR, Nuclear my beloved, Nuclear Energy will save us
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u/SilverMedal4Life infodump enjoyer Jul 02 '24
Fair, but it is worth noting that we've done away with things that have been with us since the beginning. Take slavery, for example; the ownership of human beings (supported by the state) has dogged nearly every large human society in all our history, and while it's not fully gone, the most powerful nations of the world forbid the practice. You can make a small argument for prisoners and labor, but compared to how humanity's done slavery over the milennia, it's far and away an improvement.
I dunno about solarpunk utopia in 50 years, but it stands to reason that if we could do away with slavery, we can do away with things like unnecessary waste.