Comment by yazaddaruvala | Hacker News Reader

Comment by yazaddaruvala | Hacker News Reader

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I understand why you feel demotivated by all of this negative discourse and constant speculation on better technology. That said,

> electric cars? No!

The Model Y was the best selling car[0] in the world in Q1! Isn't that a positive fact :)

Six Flags in California now has solar installed at 2 of its theme parks, offsetting 3000 homes worth of electricity! Isn't that a positive fact :)

There are many other stories like this, you just have to look :)

> So we will never have to actually do any of them.

I agree we can do more, but focus on these positive outcomes! Stuff IS happening and it is for the better!

[0] https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-model-y-was-the-best-se...

[1] https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/04/25/six-flags-announces-s...

Quoting this from an article by Australia's chief scientist Alan Finkel:

   Between 1990 and 2021 the behemoth known as global civilisation only reduced its fossil-fuel diet from 87% to 83% of total energy consumed worldwide. Let me spell that out. We shaved off 4% in the last 30 years. In the next 30 we need to shave off 83%.

Fortunately the technology behind renewable energy and batteries is following an exponential growth function :)

At a minimum that means it is feasible for us to hit 83% over the next 30 years - if not the next 15.

Sure, except that "at a minimum" assumes that exponential growth function continues and more than keeps pace with growth in total energy demand.

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