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edgyquant
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We are ‘greening’ ourselves to extinction
Why would you develop your economy like it was the 1800s?
kerkeslager
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It's obvious the person responding to isn't proposing that third world countries develop their economies using 1800s tech.
ElectricalUnion
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Basic human physiological needs did not change a lot since the 1800s.
edgyquant
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Technology has greatly though, which is what the comment implies.
lezojeda
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Because burning coal is still cheaper than wind turbines, for example.
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