This article sounds more similar to viewpoints I've been exposed to, and I'm curious how realistic they are. People select their assumptions, but there are shared themes in the diverse conclusions we draw. Dear America, It's Time to Break Up: https://www.aier.org/article/dear-america-its-time-to-break-up/ Human and nature dynamics (HANDY): Modeling inequality and use of resources in the collapse or sustainability of societies: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800914000615 The "New Energy Economy": An Exercise in Magical Thinking: https://www.manhattan-institute.org/green-energy-revolution-near-impossible The Delusion of Infinite Economic Growth: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-delusion-of-infinite-economic... Assessment of the Extra Capacity Required of Alternative Energy Electrical Power Systems to Completely Replace Fossil Fuels: https://tupa.gtk.fi/raportti/arkisto/42_2021.pdf this is the one the article said to "read the 3-page abstract"