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[-] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Ok yes, the EROI is going down.

But the point is that it doesn't matter if there is oil shortage or not. Even if there would be oil shortage, it is not (and should not be) the main reason why we're moving away from oil.

[-] spauldo@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Economic reasons are the best reasons. They're the reasons that work.

I don't think it matters why we move away from oil, as long as we do.

[-] notsofunnycomment@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They are the path of least resistant yes. But that path often leads to collective losses, or if the stakes are high, like in climate change, to collective destruction. We get stuck in the Nash equilibrium of a prisoners dilemma.

[-] spauldo@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

That's true. Without economic pressure it's a lot harder to get governments to cooperate, though. If economics favor you it's easier to get the right laws passed.

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