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Mark's avatar

I love that you are taking an NZ look at the energy question. The Great Simplification is going to be different in different places. The doubling of energy demand over the next 25 years seems unfathomable, the techno utopia wants us to believe that this will all work out.

Something about our hydro schemes, I have read that they have a life span of 80-120 years. Do we need to rebuild them soon, karapiro was built in 1947?

I not sure I 💯 agree with hierarchy of art, we have historical artefacts of art being made by many cultures with lower energy foot prints. There is art and artistry to be found and made in the everyday. But I do take your point that if there is a struggle for survival then making great works is less of a priority.

Thanks for taking the time to write about these issues

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Christian's avatar

The title reminded me of the old adage: communism, Great idea, Wrong species.

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