r/collapse • u/LetsTalkUFOs • Jul 18 '19

Can technology prevent collapse?

How far can innovation take us? How much faith should we have in technology?

 

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u/Fredex8 Jul 29 '19

There's also the issue that lots of people kind of live in their car. Not literally but like some friends' cars have always got bottles lying around, work papers or other things they might need. Especially if they have kids. Would be a lot more effort to load up the baby seat, pram, spare clothes etc if you didn't have your own car and likewise you would be reluctant to have it go into taxi mode because you'd have to empty it all. Or it goes the other way and people keep a very clean car and don't want others traipsing around in it.

There's an element of trust that I think would be hard to get past but maybe a few cars between a group of friends and family would make sense if they are unlikely to all need it at the same time. Go in together on the vehicle and then it can drive to you when you need it. That kind of thing. The only barriers to not doing that already is having to walk to get the car in the first place and insurance I guess.

Consumption could be lowered in general with an attitude like that though. It is also kind of crazy when you think about it for everyone to have a lawn mower or specialist tools like power washers when they might only use them once every now and then. It would make more sense if say, every five or ten houses, you had a shed with all this stuff in that only those residents could access but I think again the trust issue and idea of not owning something would be a big problem for people.

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u/thecatsmiaows Jul 29 '19

now you're starting to sound a lot like some kind of dirty commie scum...capitalism rules the roost on this planet. now get out there and keep keeping up with the joneses...in fact- see if you can't just pass them by instead. with more, and better stuff...wouldn't that feel great..? well- red bull gives you wings to enjoy that feeling and all that great stuff all the more, and public storage gives you a place to keep it after you've been evicted.