Subj : Re: Aussie EV failures...
To   : Arelor
From : Adept
Date : Fri Nov 10 2023 11:52:33

 Ar> Your typical Western country has grown its population based on the
 Ar> asumption that a certain level of food and essentials can be provided
 Ar> with the current technology and availability of energy. More expensive

I mean,  yeah, there's no condition where expensive energy is easily handled.

Just that, if transportation costs slowly get more expensive, then society adjusts with a shorter supply chain, more trains, denser housing, and all the other things that are more efficient, fuel-wise, we'll probably be fine-ish, in the richer societies.

But a supply shock would cause issues well beyond what a slow increase would.

But, sure, society can only adjust so far before the changes are too drastic to continue with something similar to what came before.

Here's to hoping that we don't experience these things, or deal with them well enough to limit the suffering.

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