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This is my conversational account. For my work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian.

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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 30 Dec 2017
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    Energy is a depressing topic. The more I learn, the more depressing it gets. This is the opposite of digital tech. The more you learn, the more exciting it gets.

    11:45 AM - 30 Dec 2017
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      2.  🤧 🌎‏ @atthatmatt 30 Dec 2017
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        We basically got 100 years of development for free by scooping oil out of the ground. Need to transition to a different model before we run out.

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 30 Dec 2017
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        Running out is no longer a problem with gas+electric. Carbon emissions is the problem.

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      2. Seth Burn‏ @SethBurn 30 Dec 2017
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        The mechanics of it? The history of it?

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      3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 30 Dec 2017
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        Mostly the prospects of it. The race against carbon really does not seem winnable.

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      2. Benjamin Dean Mahala‏ @BenDMahala 30 Dec 2017
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        Any particular sources you recommend?

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      3. Patrick Atwater‏ @patwater 31 Dec 2017
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        +1

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      2. Simon Sarris‏ @simonsarris 30 Dec 2017
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        Why? Electric transportation is salvation, a way to stave off the malthusian trap.

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      3. Simon Sarris‏ @simonsarris 30 Dec 2017
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        I guess you can be depressed about this, but as a ~solution~ it seems exciting to have on the horizon, however slowly it comes.

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      2. T.A. Eady  🏳️‍🌈‏ @strangecosmos 31 Dec 2017
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        One hopeful piece of news about energy. Electric cars are close to a tipping point where they will offer better performance for less cost: https://ark-invest.com/research/electric-vehicles … In fact, Tesla is ahead of the curve. In 2018, the Model 3 will be the harbinger of the tipping point.

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      3. T.A. Eady  🏳️‍🌈‏ @strangecosmos 31 Dec 2017
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        New Harvest is funding crucial scientific work to decarbonize animal agriculture and eliminate animal cruelty from it: http://www.new-harvest.org/  I’m also fascinated by geoengineering and hopeful that it can buy us time if we move too slowly on decarbonizing: http://longnow.org/seminars/02015/feb/17/patient-geoengineering/ …

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