While my general sympathies are with market solutions, my understanding is that Warp Speed didn’t just give prizes to winners: it facilitated their access to precursor materials that shortages and demand made naturally scarce (even things as on the surface simple as glass vials). There was certainly much more government coordination, oversight, and intervention than a classic libertarian approach would have countenanced.
On the "pulling carbon from the air" notion re combatting climate change.
Can one ask whether that's even a necessary aim? Indeed, can one suspect that the climate 'emergency' itself is phony, dreamt up by the usual suspects -the U.N. and certain geopolitical enemies of the West?) Seek out Peter Clack on Twitter for some bon mots.
Consider this Moscow performance in the waning days of the vaunted USSR: neither the terms "CO2" or "greenhouse gas" appear in any remarks published. Those terms gained cachet later.
I understood it as a hypothetical; that's why I termed it a 'notion'. Even questioned carbon removal as a necessary aim. (If it's any consolation, I believe Trump's Warp Speed approach to developing, manufacturing & distributing a Covid vaccine was brilliant.)
The Soviet Life piece, however, is anything but hypothetical. I consider it to mark the start of an effort, by a failing empire, to disarm the West by planting seeds of doubt on its strength (energy). Judging from today's calls for -and now $349 B to address- the present 'climate emergency', that effort has certainly borne fruit. (btw, I have that issue simply because my parents -both now long gone- paid a visit to the country as part of a small group of Americans, a visit that is featured in that issue.)
While my general sympathies are with market solutions, my understanding is that Warp Speed didn’t just give prizes to winners: it facilitated their access to precursor materials that shortages and demand made naturally scarce (even things as on the surface simple as glass vials). There was certainly much more government coordination, oversight, and intervention than a classic libertarian approach would have countenanced.
Best of luck moving forward, Virginia. Hope you’ll consider writing something for us some time now that you’ve more flexibility :)
On the "pulling carbon from the air" notion re combatting climate change.
Can one ask whether that's even a necessary aim? Indeed, can one suspect that the climate 'emergency' itself is phony, dreamt up by the usual suspects -the U.N. and certain geopolitical enemies of the West?) Seek out Peter Clack on Twitter for some bon mots.
Consider this Moscow performance in the waning days of the vaunted USSR: neither the terms "CO2" or "greenhouse gas" appear in any remarks published. Those terms gained cachet later.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sfl6212v4a3s519/Soviet%20Life%20May%201990%20global%20warming%20conference.pdf?dl=0
You're missing the point of the hypothetical.
I understood it as a hypothetical; that's why I termed it a 'notion'. Even questioned carbon removal as a necessary aim. (If it's any consolation, I believe Trump's Warp Speed approach to developing, manufacturing & distributing a Covid vaccine was brilliant.)
The Soviet Life piece, however, is anything but hypothetical. I consider it to mark the start of an effort, by a failing empire, to disarm the West by planting seeds of doubt on its strength (energy). Judging from today's calls for -and now $349 B to address- the present 'climate emergency', that effort has certainly borne fruit. (btw, I have that issue simply because my parents -both now long gone- paid a visit to the country as part of a small group of Americans, a visit that is featured in that issue.)
Fascinating as always. I’ve been eyeing Status and Culture the last few weeks; good to have your take.