We've all read the FURR report. It doesn't sugarcoat anything. We can't meet the mandate, not even close, unless we solve the energy problem first. And that means we need to make some decisions. Fast. So I'm opening the floor: what should we do? We have the numbers, we have the time, at least until the midterms. What's the smartest way to use it?

We could start small, research funding, pilot programs, maybe set up a public advisory group. Show we're listening.

Or we prep an emergency innovation package. Quietly. Start building coalitions behind the scenes before we drop anything in public.

Okay, but, hear me out, what if we just go all in?

Define "all in."

I mean take everything we've got and put it behind energy. Not phased, not cautious: just full throttle. If it doesn't directly move us toward solving energy, we pause it. Reroute every possible dollar. Push hard. Push fast. We spent 877 billion on the military last year. The arts got 206 billion. You know what research got? 173B. That's it. We could increase funding sixfold just by pulling from those two alone. No cuts to social services. No tax changes. Just shifting priorities.

Wait, cut the arts? That's going to land like a bomb. People voted for kittens, not cultural erasure. We can't just gut one of the only things keeping people connected right now.

People will still make art. They always do. But some of it, let's be honest, is only standing because we're pumping tax money into it. Ballet companies with five-figure audiences and eight-figure budgets. Galleries no one visits. Symphonies playing to half-empty halls. Maybe it's time we stop pretending every piece of it is sacred. Let the parts that can stand on their own survive: and let the rest go.

Jesus, you're brutal.

I know I don't usually side with URBANENGINE, but they have a point. We're not here to preserve what's already in place: we're here to reshape the future. That means getting uncomfortable. That means doing things that will make headlines and burn bridges. If we're going to try something this big, we can't do it halfway. We go full tilt. Let's put everything behind solving energy. Let's clear the path and pour in the resources. Let's actually try. And if we fail, fine. But let's fail big. Let's fail trying something no one else dared to touch. So. I want a vote. Right now. Do we do this, or not?