Oh, as soon as someone posts a counterpoint I fully expect the discussion to disintegrate into dozens of snide, back-and-forth jabs on the edge of flaming. Which is when I'll be evacuating the thread.

At any rate, I'm just tired of people being imbeciles. If you want to develop alternate energy sources, fine! Please, feel free! I'm all for that. No one's really sure when the petrol supply will run out, but it'll happen someday, so let's get a head start on that. Besides, gasoline isn't cheap, so if you can make something else run better and cheaper, go for it!

Until you've got an economical solution, though, don't whine about how awful gasoline is and how anyone who touches the grass with a shovel is a direct descendant of Satan. Develop an alternative fuel source, make it better and/or cheaper than the current system, and viola! Everything's fixed.

Better to solve the problem than waste your time complaining about it.

...In case you hadn't noticed, this is a hot topic for me right now. I'm rather livid.