canesfan2001

By increasing the cost, you reduce the demand for the product. The demand for energy doesn't just go away, but it is either shifted to competing products (solar power, wind power, nuclear power) and/or inspires reduced consumption of energy (increased fuel efficiency).

Ultimately, the faster we shift our economy to renewable (actual ones, not ethanol) energy, the less oil is ultimately extracted.

I'm sure most redditors are a bit jealous of your awesome jobs, how can someone turn their love and knowledge of tech into a paying gig (or at least, how did you)?