Someone who looked around and saw a much larger demographic of "fuck you, I got mine"-ers who resent their responsibilities.
Soleos
joined 2 years ago
I am serious. I read your comment twice wondering if you were being serious. Even with your comment at the end, I imagine a lot of people would read your comment straight, since most people don't know much about Chinese HSR.
What you're describing is the Science Fantasy subgenre. If you haven't already, like Sanctuary and Fringe are exactly what you'd be looking for.
This comment really needs a /sarcasm tag
Yes, their energy requirements have also skyrocketed in the last 20 years. However if you look at their energy mix, in 2010 their energy mix was around 70% from coal, and today it's around 50% of their totally energy mix.