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Worst Case Scenario: Endless energy
The irony of the author's title is that "humanity" has already been subsumed by modernity. What "humanity" needs is a catacalism (say in the form of an oil crash) followed by a re-civilizing along more sensible lines. What is the point of having an endless energy source? So we can continue the mindless build-out of the human footprint and accommodate even more dehumanized humans living their pointless lives in the service of distant capital? So we can have a Long John Silvers in every small town? So we can turn the earth into the death star,a planet resembling a giant microchip? No thanks.I'd rather take my chances on the shaky bridge to something new.
matt felix