How will you know if it is a dystopia if your neural implant says it is utopia?

I actually live in one. However it's concerning to see how we literally take after american political discourse a few years after it plays out in the US.

I also doubt producing and constantly replacing the CaOH2 or LiOH filters is carbon neutral.

scandinavian countries like norway are probably the best bet with virtually only the weather as a relevant downside for some people

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Look at the political and social problems in the US. Trans people are being outlawed in different states, there is a huge wealth gap, a lot more police brutality than in Manny other countries, US democracy doesn't really serve the people anymore and there is a large growth in far right movements.

It's the classic case of "if you buy our pineapple, we'll give 1% of the price towards offsetting the damage to the environment that is caused by transporting it from another continent". Slavoj Žižek calls this a genius capitalist idea - you do nothing to solve the problem, but by spending some money you get to feel good, like you're contributing.

Lots of real cars from real manufacturers do this, including the Nissan Leaf (although it's only on fleet vehicles), F-150 Lightning, Hyundai Ioniq 5/Kia EV6 and the Outlander PHEV. You can also get kits from places like https://www.evextend.com/ for other cars.

But you saved the planet.

A psychological / idealogical ultimatum from the States is the most likely scenario that would compromise Canada's well being in my opinion. As opposed to all out warfare. Their right wing emboldens our own, which is concerning. But, again, if the US pulls a card like that then Central America is next and then the whole planet.

Yeap… people see all these news about AI, and think tomorrow the robots will take over the world…

If some boffin manages to create a car that can entirely create its energy from photosynthesis then suddenly it drives converting CO2 to oxygen.

That I would hail a breakthrough miracle.

It amazes me that people in this day and age dont see this as a dumb move. People have been trying to find the "good" place to be for all of our history. We're all connected, like it or not, and if the world is suffering so will you.

I think you are letting the things you read on the internet affect you too much.

The reality is that nowhere is completely safe. Instead of trying to run away we would all be better off trying to make our home countries better as best we can.

they have a teacher shortage and will grant visas for teachers.

Except trees don’t need to get plugged in.

Carbon capture is a scam

By what measure is the US diminishing? Whatever decline or challenges there may be, they are relatively small. When the US economy struggles, the ROW generally struggles more. You don't have to be faster than the bears chasing you, you just have to be faster than the other people running.

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At this point carbon capture is more a gimmick than a feature. But the recycled materials are very nice, until you take a look how long those materials will last. Dunno if they can outlive aluminium and plastic.

Great question 🤔 👏

No, what are you talking about? Where are all the people in tech right now in your equation? Thats literally millions of people.

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I'm not the one making shit up. You are

NZ is absurdly difficult to emigrate to, as would be almost all US alternatives.

Theres a new flying car/jet pack every two years. But nobody can make them work.

Be like you spending $6.25. Although Bill Gates is notoriously cheap and will use vouchers at McDonald's.

Yeah, I was considering Canada a lot in my own ponderings. Bottom line I think would be two things in a hypothethical US going completely off the rails scenario:

• Does the US balkanize and/or wear itself down following a very possible civil war?
• Does right wing authoritarianism get exported to Canada to the point where democracy is eroded there?