• HugeNerd@lemmy.ca
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      Well, there a lot of places that are populated only because humanity had access to monstrous amounts of energy and power. AKA fossil fuels.

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        It’s like that map that showed where people moved after electricity and AC was widespread.

        Those areas may represent a kind of deficit that gets harder to overcome.

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          Pretty much. There will be significant changes in our species’ living arrangements in the coming decades.