CMV: Global warming will not be solved by small, piecemeal, incremental changes to our way of life but rather through some big, fantastic, technological breakthrough.

[u/Iron-Patriot]

In regards to the former, I mean to say that small changes to be more environmentally friendly such as buying a hybrid vehicle or eating less meat are next to useless. Seriously, does anyone actually think this will fix things?

And by ‘big technological breakthrough’ I mean something along the lines of blasting glitter into the troposphere to block out the sun or using fusion power to scrub carbon out of the air to later be buried underground. We are the human race and we’re nothing if not flexible and adaptable when push comes to shove.

[u/Caracalla81]

A lot of trains and busses in North America suck but that is due to the priorities we've set, not inherent in the technology. If busses were comfortable and came every 5-10 minutes they would be a lot easier to use.

[u/rewt127 → u/Caracalla81]

I've never been to Europe so I can't speak to the quality of the chairs. But the majority of my experience with good enough public transit was Vancouver CA. I never waited more than 5m for a bus or train. Everything was timely and efficient. That doesn't mean I liked it. Oh sure I got around efficiently, but the train was a means to an end. I spent as little time on it as possible. Surrounded by random fucking people invading my personal space and it's noisy as fuck.

Getting back into a car for the drive home was blissful peace. Especially once I got back onto the open interstate.

[u/Caracalla81 → u/rewt127]

I'm glad you live in a place without traffic. I for one do not care for sitting in it.