"It's worse than we thought." Sound familiar?

[CRH]

122. Thank you joshcryer for your post, ...

I've read quite a few of your posts in the past, so not many surprises.

Though a technologist, you are careful not to paint an over optimistic version of business as usual after a bit of geo engineering. It is more as if you readily admit the catastrophic direction we are headed, and then posit potential technologic and social benefits if conditions will still allow. It is refreshing you approach the scientific unknown with trepidation and caution, coupled with admission of uncertainty of untested theories.

That you question how large a population will exist and what global social condition will remain, before mitigative and adaptive steps will be taken on a global level, indicates you are not just a technologist, but also are grounded in a cautious realistic potential.

The future of a surviving faction of humanity employing new social adaption in new technologic above or below ground encampments utilizing vertical farming, solar powered, convection designed structures that recycle everything, are visions of how it could be if some level of sociopolitical order is maintained. As you have stated the reality still is dependent on a lot of 'ifs' and a lot of circumstances for which we have no control.

The guarded optimism is healthy when perusing the possibilities of our plight.

Thank you for the links and further insight into your visions, of how it could be, if we are very lucky. hrh