Self reported use of a new toy therefore of dubious reliability. Any benefit probably one off. And I wonder how any time saved will be used for tangible social benefits v negative impact of increased data processing.

The accumulated GHG levels & albedo loss mean that even if we do get rid of FF soon global heating will continue for decades. So planetary cooling needed IN ADDITION to emission reduction and carbon sequestration. Unfortunate but true. So let’s research geoengineering options now.

I find it extraordinary how Jews from the diaspora can move to Israel and suddenly believe that they have the right to kill and expel Palestinians whose families have been living in that land for very many generations. What extraordinarily heartless arrogance.

Ok, slightly better than the usual guff, but still doesn’t really do just to the positive side of a gradual reduction in population.

Keep trying. You never know who may be listening!

The fundamental difference is that agriculture recycles carbon already in the biosphere, where’s fossil fuels add to the atmosphere C that has been locked out of the biosphere for millennia.

Yet another indication that great artists are not necessarily deep political analysts, and are often given platforms on topics beyond their expertise

You’re clearly getting the wrong feeds here Genevieve.But why are you propping up X?

Thanks, very interesting

It’s an even sillier idea from an environmental perspective. I’m firmly in the anti pronatalist camp, But isn’t the main reason for expansion to catch up with demand?

Ok, so there are a number of possible shipping routes, but all are vulnerable to disruption or blockage. Might there be benefits in deterring or at least increasing to costs to those bent on disruption? If so, are subs or undersea drones useful to do this?

I agree that a Chinese invasion is not plausible- they have many other better ways of dominating us if they wish to.But I don’t think you can discount blocking shipping lanes as easily as you do.

What's your point John? Are you suggesting that the PRC isn't cutting cables or harassing fishing boats? Or that they're doing it but the tactics are unlikely to be effective? If it is occurring, it's presumably just part of a suite of actions to ramp up pressure on Taiwan.