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[–] Vespair@lemm.ee 74 points 6 days ago

Bro just ignoring all the ships we'll need to carry all that wind and sunlight

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 62 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Another way to look at it: the shipping industry will take a beating while everyone transitions.

If anyone is left wondering why there's so much institutional resistance to changing our energy diet, its institutions like this that are lobbying and generating the propaganda behind it. Energy companies are just one faction.

[–] jdr@lemmy.ml 12 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Or they'd just ship something else? They'd lose some money and scrap a few ships, but the drop in costs would make it more economical to ship whatever else people want, like lumber and funko pops.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Good lord I hate Funko Pops. Them and Minions™ are are the false idols of consumerism.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 10 points 6 days ago

Funko Pops are just Precious Moments for millennials.

[–] lemmyknow 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Look, let me tell you something. A Minion died for you. A Minion paid the price of sin for you and me that we deserve. Why? Because they love you. And if you think Minions are a false idol, then keep on scrolling. But if you know that a Minion died for your sins, type 'wonderful savior' and smash that upvote button

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Minions can eat my fucking ass

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 4 days ago

Hydrogen too. There's a massive solar farm in Australia's Northern Territory entirely dedicated to green hydrogen production for export to Asia

[–] mostdubious@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

the biggest resistance is coming from the owner class. the great fear is that we could enter into an age where human labor isn't needed and it becomes feasible to have a society where resources just get distributed for free because everything* is* practically free.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 40 points 6 days ago (12 children)

Why don't we just have one or two very big ships, powered by nuclear reactors. Like, 40-50 kilometers long each, with hydrofoils, top speed just under mach one. Zip around and deliver everyone's shit with big deck-mounted gauss guns that fire packages right to your doorstep as the ship screams past the nearest coastline.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago

I see no setting where this could go horribly wrong.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 10 points 6 days ago

Thats exactly how I want my buttplug delivered - shot via a rail gun directly at it's destination.

[–] aquafunk@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Im gonna need some concept art first. for research puposes

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Currently seeking angel investors for 500m buy-in, or I'll take a 200kg of plutonium, if you've got that.

Good god, the stress that would be on the hydrofoil's connecting pieces makes my meager mind whimper.

[–] dessimbelackis@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (2 children)

What if I live in the geographic center of a continent? How do I know which coastline cannon to order from?

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago

Depends on prevailing winds.

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

They're the same company. Do you pick which courier dropkicks you Faberge eggs into the gutter in front of your house? It'll get delivered and you'll be none the wiser which cannon fired.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Honestly this does sound fucking awesome. It could be sold to the ‘murica crowd.

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Bill McKibben is based.

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