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This kinda lines up with propaganda I've been seeing the past couple years (from the likes of Peter Theil and Alex Epstein). They argue that we should be extracting and using fossil fuels as fast as possible. The (stupid, fucked up, wishful thinking) idea is that cheap energy drives human development and technological solutions to climate change.
Yeah... And I mean, that's correct in a sense-- Cheap energy is good. It's just not the only factor.
Like cheap food is great too, but you might end up in a bad place if your nutrition strategy is just "spend as little as possible."