"some sort of phased, managed process of de-industrialisation; whilst holding onto truly worthwhile technologies; is truly possible. I think we have several traumatic decades ahead. But if we were to act sensibly, there's no reason it should be a new "dark age"
indeed, there is just no other way.
only the worthwhile technologies should stay, the wasteful ones should be ... disposed of
that is why environmental awareness is far more forward thinking and pro-science than any other
a well known example is destroying the rain forest with technology whereas a cure for illnesses might provide enormous advances in science
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