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by JumpCrisscross 1056 days ago
> We also need to stop asking if it is profitable to save humanity

Profitability approximates economic sustainability.

If this fuel costs $100/gallon, it's cheaper and thus more sustainable to aggressively subsidize EVs before synthesising fuel. If, on the other hand, it costs $6/gallon, funding its production with a tax on fossil fuels makes sense.

Rejecting reality "to save humanity" is a false economy.