Thought #316: The Illusion of Forever Cheap Oil

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The US American transformation researcher Nate Hagens demonstrates on his platform The Great Simplification how deeply modern life relies on cheap oil. In barely a century, we have consumed resources that took nature millions of years to form. Because short-term political incentives focus on quick promises like cheap fuel, we ignore the inevitable decline of easily accessible oil rather than planning a sustainable transition in advance. 

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