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		Jolter 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Interactive World History Atlas Since 3000 BC Well, there’s no need to be pedantic about that particular point, because nobody put fossil fuels on the list of human progress.

BurningFrog 5 months ago [–]

I've seen estimates that world population would be billions fewer without fossil fuels.

They have big costs, but also big benefits.

onraglanroad 5 months ago | [–]

I've seen estimates that the curvature of the world is zero. I'm not obliged to believe every estimate I read.

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