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by neutronman 2318 days ago
Future generations will equate this logic to that of the people who healed all ailments with leeches.
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There are aiment where leach treatment is suitable, generaly related to restoring blood flow. So mostly frostbite, transplantation and reconnecting of severed tissue (eq. an accidentally cut off ear, etc.)
There are problems where fossil fuels are suitable, related to how dense and stable they are to store. So mostly emergency power and/or remote areas (eq. power's down in a remote mountain village, etc.)
This is worse than leeches. It's more like arsenic.
Provided that there will be future generations.