I view solar, wind, geothermal, and so on, not as final solutions, but as the first steps to transitioning away from petroleum to a much more promising future--one that we can only imagine as science fiction at this time, but which I believe will become science fact well within the next few decades. Especially with the rise of AI and quantum computing, I think we will crack the secrets of truly cheap, clean, and virtually endless energy production, through fusion or perhaps even some as yet speculative methods (zero point energy?). Human potential will be tremendous if we can just survive the next couple of decades, I believe.
I agree with you.
I also tend to think that mans greatest invention is that fire is hot.
Other then the electrons being pushed by the magnets to create electricity all of our power is generated by fire of some sort, including Solar and Nuclear.
The actual fact the energy is generated by magnetism is so little understood. I think there is something in that the Earth itself is probably generating energy on an unimaginable scale, we are just not doing research into these type of things. I think deliberately so that the Oil companies can make money.
I think the advancement of technology is deliberately being held back so as to keep those with the power in the power.
Much as the Roman Catholic Church made it a death penalty to read the Bible.
When the RCC was in power it was the height of the "Dark Ages".
In the future once we discover that the Earth itself is generating Electricity, will those people look back on the Dark Ages when the oil companies were in charge of power?
Tesla was doing research concerning the Earth generating Electricity in the late 1800s and early 20th century. Who has been carrying on his research? and why has it stopped?
I say it has deliberately been stopped by the Oil companies.
The electricity is there look at a lighting bolt.