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Surur t1_ixml5ci wrote

Tony Seba has a recent series about this, and he said that precision fermentation will make animal farming and its supporting agriculture obsolete, freeing up 2.7 billion hectares of farming land for other uses such as habitation.

Combines with the renewable energy revolution, he believes the Great Transformation will deliver the American dream of cheap land, cheap energy, cheap food and cheap connectivity for only $250 per month, making poverty a societal choice.

It will also massively slash our carbon footprint by 95% in the 2030s and make us carbon negative in the 2040s.

See those episodes at the links here.

The Great Transformation [Part 4] - The #Disruption of #Food & #Agriculture

The Great Transformation [Part 5] - The conclusion

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tim_b_er OP t1_ixmm650 wrote

That is a very interesting theory. Is the problem now that there isn't enough cheap land to build on? Building brand new expanded cities would be a significant undertaking that would span more than two decades, but I love the concept.

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Surur t1_ixmopca wrote

Well, solar will mean decentralized power, so it would be more like homesteading than building cities.

The more land you have, the fewer utilities you need. You could easily live off-grid.

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