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In reply to the discussion: The Rude Pundit: How Fucked the Climate Is in Two Photos (Updated) [View all]AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)Yes, technology can indeed help us solve the problem. In fact, you'd have to be a hardcore Luddite or naive to think otherwise!
Yeah, I don't mean to sound terribly harsh. But when you think about it, it's all a key part of the mitigation strategy that's needed. You may have heard, for instance, of Co2 scrubbing technology at power plants? It's only one small step, but it's there. And let's not even get started on clean energy, etc.
Really, our main problem is that we need to fix the world's socioeconomic issues, at least as much as possible, even if not perfectly so. Because just reverting to a low-tech, low-population society won't solve things. If anything, it'll actually make things worse, including the fact that the world's elite, at least those who are so inclined, will hoard even MORE resources, and even MORE water, farmland, etc.....because that's just how it will end up being.