| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation 10:20 - Nov 12 with 1274 views | NthQldITFC |
What sane species, evolving with self-preservation as a goal would allow and continue to allow this to happen?
It doesn't make any sense for a self-aware species.
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 10:39 - Nov 12 | eirannach_gorm |
Our cockroach overlords will resolve this issue. |  | | |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 10:39 - Nov 12 | homer_123 |
We maybe 'self-aware' but we are also 'selfish'. |  |
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 10:41 - Nov 12 | Dubtractor |
Yeah, but what about 1976....... |  |
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 10:41 - Nov 12 | homer_123 |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 10:41 - Nov 12 by Dubtractor |
Yeah, but what about 1976....... |
....lovely weather, or something? | |
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 10:43 - Nov 12 | tonybied |
...but it was cold outside last night, and we're due even colder conditions the next few days. It's just weather dude*
*This is said with sarcasm mode turned fully on, just in case that's not obvious. |  | | |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 11:14 - Nov 12 | Kentish_Tractor |
Welcome to capitalism.
Government's backed by the biggest polluters so will not do anything.
Unwillingness to invest in renewable because it costs too much and will increase bills too much while many are already living on the breadline.
All while the oil companies bring in record profits.
Our world is f***ed. | |
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 11:50 - Nov 12 | wischip |
Last night I watched Hannah Fry latest Future episode. It was about Quantum chips and our data security. That really depressed me. When bad people get hold of that technology it really will be doomsday. |  | | |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 12:52 - Nov 12 | balcombeblue |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 11:14 - Nov 12 by Kentish_Tractor |
Welcome to capitalism.
Government's backed by the biggest polluters so will not do anything.
Unwillingness to invest in renewable because it costs too much and will increase bills too much while many are already living on the breadline.
All while the oil companies bring in record profits.
Our world is f***ed. |
I don’t see what the balanced alternative is. People, particular the poorest in the planet, want to and should be able to make their lives better. Hence the endless pursuit of energy and consumption. Morally, as a rich person in the west I can’t criticise that.
Any corrective measure that are significant enough would be catastrophic for the worlds poor, but then so will increasing temperatures. |  | | |
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 13:31 - Nov 12 | Plums |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 12:52 - Nov 12 by balcombeblue |
I don’t see what the balanced alternative is. People, particular the poorest in the planet, want to and should be able to make their lives better. Hence the endless pursuit of energy and consumption. Morally, as a rich person in the west I can’t criticise that.
Any corrective measure that are significant enough would be catastrophic for the worlds poor, but then so will increasing temperatures. |
I'm not sure that stopping building ski resorts in the desert, air conditioned stadiums and other such nonsense would be to the detriment of anybody but insane developers and investors. [Post edited 12 Nov 20:22]
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 13:31 - Nov 12 | mellowblue |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 11:14 - Nov 12 by Kentish_Tractor |
Welcome to capitalism.
Government's backed by the biggest polluters so will not do anything.
Unwillingness to invest in renewable because it costs too much and will increase bills too much while many are already living on the breadline.
All while the oil companies bring in record profits.
Our world is f***ed. |
our record is better than most. 76% electricity produced at this moment is non gas which is respectable. If we had not stopped building nuclear for 40 years it would be higher. Really need something a bit more convincing than airpumps to replace gas boilers though.
High oil prices really ought to improve the uptake of renewables as countries scramble for alternatives. It is not all bad. | | | |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 13:44 - Nov 12 | BlueandTruesince82 |
Yeah but its snowing somewhere so.... |  |
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 14:16 - Nov 12 | noggin |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 13:31 - Nov 12 by mellowblue |
our record is better than most. 76% electricity produced at this moment is non gas which is respectable. If we had not stopped building nuclear for 40 years it would be higher. Really need something a bit more convincing than airpumps to replace gas boilers though.
High oil prices really ought to improve the uptake of renewables as countries scramble for alternatives. It is not all bad. |
"our record is better than most."
Ah but where are your clothes, electronics and food shipped in from? |  |
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 14:39 - Nov 12 | mellowblue |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 14:16 - Nov 12 by noggin |
"our record is better than most."
Ah but where are your clothes, electronics and food shipped in from? |
I was talking about electricity production rather than overall carbon footprint.
Sad though that we used to produce a lot of this ourselves in my youth but now have to import it, which adds to the carbon footprint with the transportation, not to mention having no say in the carbon footprint in the exporting country. Logically if we had stayed a lot more self-sufficient we could have controlled our carbon footprint a lot better and have a better trade balance. | | | |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 14:58 - Nov 12 | NthQldITFC |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 12:52 - Nov 12 by balcombeblue |
I don’t see what the balanced alternative is. People, particular the poorest in the planet, want to and should be able to make their lives better. Hence the endless pursuit of energy and consumption. Morally, as a rich person in the west I can’t criticise that.
Any corrective measure that are significant enough would be catastrophic for the worlds poor, but then so will increasing temperatures. |
Complete reset.
New values, new economic system, balancing with nature as an upper limit and with basic social justice as a fundamental lower limit, is the alternative.
People don't think big enough, or see wide enough.
Unfettered capitalism is terminal cancer - it's a very basic and very obvious truth.
https://doughnuteconomics.org/ | |
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 15:23 - Nov 12 | Joey_Joe_Joe_Junior |
Blah!
I had to put on a big winter coat on the way to the airport today. |  |
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 16:56 - Nov 12 | CoachRob |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 14:58 - Nov 12 by NthQldITFC |
Complete reset.
New values, new economic system, balancing with nature as an upper limit and with basic social justice as a fundamental lower limit, is the alternative.
People don't think big enough, or see wide enough.
Unfettered capitalism is terminal cancer - it's a very basic and very obvious truth.
https://doughnuteconomics.org/ |
You need to convince these people in finance and economics. They are largely blind to the risks, your post on EEI showed they have no clue about climate science and are very much in denial. Doughnut Economics relies on a production system that adheres to thermodynamics, Balcombe stated he was a "scientist and mathematician" so get him to show others in these industries how production actually works in terms of exosomatic energy, exergy and material throughput. I don't hold out much hope of convincing these people, it has taken decades for climate scientists to win the battle against economists and their daft models on climate damages.
Jim Simons had it right, "You can teach a physicist finance but you cannot teach a finance person physics." |  |
| Climate and ecological breakdown will end civilisation if we don't stop carbon emissions. |
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 17:07 - Nov 12 | Dubtractor |
Thought this was an interesting chart, in the context of this thread.
Not surprising, but still an insane stat: The wealthiest 1% are responsible for twice the emissions of the poorest 50%.
A great writeup of our latest emissions data in Financial Times
www.ft.com/content/d42f... — Rune Møller Stahl (@runestahl.bsky.social) 2026-11-12T15:38:56.808Z
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 17:23 - Nov 12 | grow_our_own |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 17:07 - Nov 12 by Dubtractor |
Thought this was an interesting chart, in the context of this thread.
Not surprising, but still an insane stat: The wealthiest 1% are responsible for twice the emissions of the poorest 50%.
A great writeup of our latest emissions data in Financial Times
www.ft.com/content/d42f... — Rune Møller Stahl (@runestahl.bsky.social) 2026-11-12T15:38:56.808Z
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True, but it's hardly because of their jet-setting and driving luxury SUVs. They own/invest in companies/industries which employ and sell products to everyone else. Study could have chosen hold the employees or consumers responsible for these emissions, but doesn't. Don't need Marxism to fix this, just for selfish, greedy people to act rationally about how they supply electricity to the grid. Profit motive can be a force for good.
I think we're heading for a world of abundant clean energy. Net-zero the grid, expand capacity, then make electricity so cheap, it's a no brainer to electrify the rest: transport, building materials, etc. [Post edited 12 Nov 17:32]
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| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 19:41 - Nov 12 | stonojnr |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 13:31 - Nov 12 by Plums |
I'm not sure that stopping building ski resorts in the desert, air conditioned stadiums and other such nonsense would be to the detriment of anybody but insane developers and investors. [Post edited 12 Nov 20:22]
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On that very point though how many on this very message board were in favour of Snoasis...i remember people justifying it by claiming it would cut down air travel to ski resorts so was net gain environmentally.🤣 | | | |
| I increasingly think I'm 'living' in a failed simulation on 22:42 - Nov 12 | Oldsmoker |
I'm 72 so all I can say is So long and thanks for all the fish. |  |
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