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[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Unpopular opinion: If we ended fossil fuel use immediately a lot of people would die and the entire economy would collapse. People would starve because stores wouldn't be stocked. People would freeze to death because they wouldn't be able to heat their homes. Looting and violence would soon follow.

The only people who would likely be ok are the ultra wealthy.

Change takes time and right now there are no alternatives that can immediately absorb the extra load from cutting off fossil fuels.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I don't think anyone is seriously advocating for stopping fossil fuels cold turkey.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

The truly unpopular opinion is the one you're pretending is popular, people aren't advocating for immediate replacement without building up green energy and replacing it entirely.