We have millions of cars, planes, rebar, jewelry, bullets, boats, phones, wires, etc. How is there still metal being made? Are we projected to run out anytime soon?
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We’re actually far closer to running out of coke quality coal for steel production than we are running short of iron for said production.
Something I don’t think many people realize is that we’re living in the *steel age*. It’s everywhere, it’s ubiquitous, and we’re inescapably dependant on it. Yet there’s a very real risk that at some point in the coming century production may wane. If we don’t find suitable alternatives it could cause problems with our global economy.
This is an example of what I mean when I say “even if everything goes right this century, we *still* have major issues to deal with.” Yet we *still* have people arguing over ACC legitimacy, or whether or not it should be permissible to be gay.
We have real adult problems, and we’re collectively still behaving like children. It’s really depressing.
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