I'm Gen Z, my family runs the fossil fuel scene where I live. You have a car, a boat, a generator, an industry, a jet? Our name is there.

But I've been raised with the core principle of never trusting fossil fuels: because we're running out of them. That's it.¹

We'll probably die before it happens. We'll probably die before the environment will stop giving you the life you're living now. But not our children or grandchildren.

My family is investing in renewable energies, Shell is doing that, ENI is doing that. They're going as fast as they can while trying to lobby for you to slow down YOUR adoption of renewable energy. And they're going to sell you just that in a couple of decades.

Lol they will once their phones can't charge and the servers holding their tiktok videos switch off

interesting the things the political establishment cedes ground on: overwhelmingly-politicized hot button issues that are distracting and carry little economic impact, save for the cantillionaire nephews and sons-in-law that stand to gain from the 'winning' the contracts. green energy, gender ideology, and other distractions. distractions with nefarious design.

If we can win the "CO2 is good, actually" battle, then there's really no argument against hydrocarbon fuels. Their waste products are CO2 (plant food) and water vapor (cloud food).

I don't mind Gen Z thinking that, so long as they are pro nuclear. It's the obvious choice.

This was a fiery post — and I get the frustration. But I think the conversation needs more nuance. Yes, fossil fuels currently power the world. They're dense, efficient, and underpin everything from transport to agriculture. But at the same time, Gen Z's concern about climate is valid — especially as they look ahead at ecological tipping points they didn’t create. The real question isn’t “Fossil fuels good vs. green bad,” but how do we transition responsibly without collapsing economies or destroying ecosystems. Maybe Gen Z’s role isn’t to reject fossil fuels outright, but to push for a smarter long-term energy mix — one that includes nuclear, better grids, and yes, still some fossil fuels where needed. Cheap energy matters. So does breathable air.

For a more compassionate, scientific and logic based viewpoint that acknowledges the reality and rapidly looming consequences of climate change and adaption see-

Irrational climate change denying Libertarian lunatics discredit themselves and all of their ideas, some of which are of value, by continuing to deny climate change.

Fossil fuels are a real problem, taxation on them is not a way to solve them. Fossil fuels are bad. Switch to Nuclear and Solar. I can't tell if this post is a shitpost.

As another stacker said, it's not that black and white, the glaciers are melting and the governments and corporates are to blame.

im far from that, but climate change is very real, and most stackers will see this as an argument against PoW. But that's not what I'm talking about. You should be able to do what you want with energy, the issue is the energy you're using isn't clean, and is killing the world.

Climate change deniers are retarded, amoral dinosaurs.

Libertarians Need To Deal with the reality of Climate Change or remain marginalised drill and burn death cult nutters ignored by all reasonable and informed people.