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Humans managed to live through 99.99% of our history without 99.99% of what we currently rely on to live.

Surviving vs. thriving.

And people lived their whole lives within what, a 50-mile radius?

Most people still do.

Is that no longer possible? Our collective carbon footprint is highly correlated with our "travel footprint"

Without phones and electricity too. Your point is ?