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The future cannot be 'the status quo but battery powered' because that future leads to disaster (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Oil is out, batteries are out.

We need smarter solutions that work with the environment, not exploit it.

Watch the video and tell me you didn't say '... holy fuck.'

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly this. If we keep spinning our wheels looking for a miracle we'll never get there. Growth happens incrementally.

Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

I honestly don't like the term "don't let perfect be the enemy of good", and it's from what I'm going to call "Zeno's compromise". Basically, someone who wants to do nothing will always meet you "halfway" between you and a solution, which basically means you'll never reach that solution. I also believe this is the underlying reason for the "liberal ratchet".

Instead, I think of it as "a long journey begins with a single step". You cannot ensure you will reach the destination if you never actually leave.