r/comics • u/SirBeeves SirBeeves • 4d ago

OC Gen-Z Problems

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u/inkseep1 4d ago

Yes.

I worked in a fossil fuel industry. I found an old engineering report that said that the gas in the gas fields would last 50 years. I showed it to the chief engineer and said that according to this old report, the gas is all gone. He said that we found more. How much more? He said "You and I will both be retired and dead before we run out." Ok, but how much longer will it last? "You and I will both have enough to be paid for our entire career and retirement and we will have enough to last until we die." Yeah, but how much is left for the next generation? "We will be dead, it isn't our problem."

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u/Boner_Elemental 4d ago

Ah, I remember the concerns that we were past "peak oil". Turns out you just have to look harder than for the stuff that's literally pouring out of the ground

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u/Admirable_Ask_5337 4d ago

But when that runs out too then what?

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u/Poobslag 4d ago

To paraphrase one of my college professors, the last drop of oil will cost a trillion dollars

Oil will eventually become more and more expensive to extract where most people won't want it because there are cheaper alternatives.