These 'clean' 'eco-friendly' technologies being proposed - and imposed - as replacements for existing technologies are largely inferior in terms of performance, and shockingly destructive when a complete ecological accounting is performed. Insofar as state power plays a role in this, it is not for the better. Most of these technologies would be immediately rejected by the consumer on grounds of cost and reliability, and are being adopted only due to mandates imposed by the state - states captured by unaccountable globalist networks such as the WEF, that is.
One thing that's never made sense to me is the 'sustainability' argument. We're running out of oil, so we need to use 'renewable' sources of energy such as wind and solar. Only, harvesting those relies on extracting rare earths that are even less abundant than hydrocarbons in the Earth's crust. As you touch on above, for the UK alone to meet its electric vehicle goal would require the entire global stock of such materials. How long can industrial civilization be continued on this basis? One generation? Two? Especially considering that batteries have a very limited lifetime. How in the name of God is that 'sustainable'?
When you got to the part about the species that live on the metal nodules, I gasped. Ws have no idea what we’re messing with, or how dangerous the consequences could be.
I realize the irony of typing this on my smartphone*, but I think networked computing technology is the worst thing to have happened to humans in modern history.
Not too get too metaphysical, but in my darker moments I get a feeling that something is building itself, using us as its hands. This entity needs “green” energy such as solar and wind to ensure its continued existence after we’ve mostly poisoned and starved ourselves from ruining our biosphere.
*it’s 7 years old, so that salves my conscience a little. I keep phones until they’re absolutely dead.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) will put MANY out of work.
But if the Good People over at the WEF have any brains they'll promote the idea of "voluntary" enrolment of the armies of unemployed (surplus to the needs of industry) people into 'Work Units' to clean up the Bloody Enviromental Messes we've made - a sort of 'work for for your UBI ' scheme (currently aka 'work for your dole')...(win - win)...
"sovereign state" there is no such thing... The "state" is a mere sub-system that works to keep modern moron slaves properly Divided (with those idiotic notions of "nation"/"flag" and all the rest of stupid artifacts).
There can't be a "sovereign state" while the OWNERS of the MAIN SYSTEM - the monetary system - are a few Secular Ruling Families. In fact we can't name a single "sovereign state".
These 'clean' 'eco-friendly' technologies being proposed - and imposed - as replacements for existing technologies are largely inferior in terms of performance, and shockingly destructive when a complete ecological accounting is performed. Insofar as state power plays a role in this, it is not for the better. Most of these technologies would be immediately rejected by the consumer on grounds of cost and reliability, and are being adopted only due to mandates imposed by the state - states captured by unaccountable globalist networks such as the WEF, that is.
One thing that's never made sense to me is the 'sustainability' argument. We're running out of oil, so we need to use 'renewable' sources of energy such as wind and solar. Only, harvesting those relies on extracting rare earths that are even less abundant than hydrocarbons in the Earth's crust. As you touch on above, for the UK alone to meet its electric vehicle goal would require the entire global stock of such materials. How long can industrial civilization be continued on this basis? One generation? Two? Especially considering that batteries have a very limited lifetime. How in the name of God is that 'sustainable'?
When you got to the part about the species that live on the metal nodules, I gasped. Ws have no idea what we’re messing with, or how dangerous the consequences could be.
I realize the irony of typing this on my smartphone*, but I think networked computing technology is the worst thing to have happened to humans in modern history.
Not too get too metaphysical, but in my darker moments I get a feeling that something is building itself, using us as its hands. This entity needs “green” energy such as solar and wind to ensure its continued existence after we’ve mostly poisoned and starved ourselves from ruining our biosphere.
*it’s 7 years old, so that salves my conscience a little. I keep phones until they’re absolutely dead.
I've concluded there is no upside to modern technology. At least, not for natural life forms.
Thanks for the info. I have suspected that the ultimate costs of extraction were underexposed. Sand , of all things. Wow.
Great article. Saved, for sharing with renewable utopian idiots.
Comme d'habitude... Un travail d'excellence, merci.
Excellent piece.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) will put MANY out of work.
But if the Good People over at the WEF have any brains they'll promote the idea of "voluntary" enrolment of the armies of unemployed (surplus to the needs of industry) people into 'Work Units' to clean up the Bloody Enviromental Messes we've made - a sort of 'work for for your UBI ' scheme (currently aka 'work for your dole')...(win - win)...
So much of the fatuous green-dream is a result of people being totally deracinated - cut off from the origins (in reality, aka real world).
They are not just unable but unwilling to see the Big Picture and where they fit in - nods to Zaphod & the Total Perspective Vortex.
Those who don't know where food, information & energy come from are unlikely to be able to weigh up the pros & cons of any given action.
Many thanks; illuminating as always.
"sovereign state" there is no such thing... The "state" is a mere sub-system that works to keep modern moron slaves properly Divided (with those idiotic notions of "nation"/"flag" and all the rest of stupid artifacts).
There can't be a "sovereign state" while the OWNERS of the MAIN SYSTEM - the monetary system - are a few Secular Ruling Families. In fact we can't name a single "sovereign state".
Do enjoy Reality!
https://i.postimg.cc/mZzr8xqj/Civiliza-o-Actual-EN-Inclusive-Capitalism.jpg
So forget these moronic slogans... They are just good to waste Time.