Way earlier than covid. It died when our leaders sold us out via WTO causing loss of industry and dignity for many people who, by time Bush Jr came to power would screw further after 9/11 with the patriot act, and then citizens united ruling cemented their funding of future campaigns to oppress us further without a need for popular policy. The same families who got screwed by exporting our industrial plant to China turned into MAGA and are tearing down the system that screwed them. Neoliberalism/conservatism ushered in this age of serfdom.
Just want to recommend Apocalypse Never, a book I am finishing reading. The author explains the faulty logic behind decommissioning Nuclear as a source of power very eloquently.
Big mistake.
The EU is getting ready to impose a carbon border price which will be in proportion to estimates of carbon emissions. So, there will be a price on carelessness if it can be measured by satellites.
Social Carbon is just marketing from fossil fuel companies to confuse people into thinking that its people's fault and for companies to shirk responsibility.
It seems that every popular Social Media platform became an extension of the liberal governments. I trust a proper sentiment analysis would reveal this.
Open source. Quick from launch to every keystroke, and batteries included.