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In reply to the discussion: Is Industrial Society on the Verge of Collapse? [View all]BlueIn_W_Pa
(842 posts)42. I've an open mind
but as a chemical engineer who worked in the field, do you have a reference for this ?
Ordinary gasoline is, even today, a largely synthetic product, not a natural distillate of petroleum.
A vast majority of gasoline and other fuels are distilled from crude.
And I have to disagree - if there were no oil tomorrow, all of human society would come to a screeching halt. There are a great many real-world necessities based on oil, and oil alone.
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Heavy crude oils, which are essentially gooey tar, are cracked and hydrogenated to make gasoline...
hunter
Aug 2023
#52
Yes, we're on the verge of collapse & no, our elites won't perform any better than past elites.
CrispyQ
Aug 2023
#4
Derp. Simp for the patriarchy elsewhere. "Fall" is a Eurocentric narrative. Period.
HardPort
Aug 2023
#60