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Re:Programming in the Apocalypse by vkou on Monday May 30, 2022 @01:40PM (#31561475)
> assuming we struggle hard enough.

We aren't struggling at all, though. We just eased off the accelerator a little. (Assuming that our accounting is correct, and that methane leakage isn't worse than we think. [1])

[1] It's worse than we think.

Re:Programming in the Apocalypse by Filligree on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @09:49AM (#31581771)
True, but...

I need to retain some optimism, or I get too depressed to keep on. In this case, my optimism is that solar/wind and batteries will drop enough in price that fossil fuels become economically unfeasible.

It seems possible! I just hope it isn't too little, too late.