> It’s worse than addictive, it’s requisite for live in many parts of the US. That didn’t happen by accident.

Yeah, because people prefer and choose to use modern, energy-intensive technology.

It's not like the oil companies forced cars or HVAC systems on people who didn't want them. What actually happened was people wanted to drive cars and live in warm homes without spending months chopping wood, and that created a lot of demand for fossil fuels.