Do you have any idea how easy thermite is to make and how devestating it would be in the right spot? We, I, should be in south america rn with packets of thermite and a drone. Moreover, thermite gets hot enough to permanently destroy magnets. Making it very useful for destroying hard drives and data centers. Thermite packets could be the new molotov imo.
I think I also really like thermite because I find the idea of using the rust left behind by our failing system combined with the value forsaken metal that is aluminum to melt it all down to be very poetic.
Not entirely sure why I am posting this but my roommate (chemistry undergrad) and I (physicis undergrad) regularly discuss the revolutionary potential of various aspects of our studies so I felt I had to share.
Its primarily an expression rightous anger meant to make people think about why someone might do that. Damaging infrastructure is useful in that it gets peoples attention. I don’t think anyone has any intention to obliterate all fossil fuel infrastructure instantaneously.
It should also be noted that most fossil fuels aren’t being burned to provide people with food, water and housing. It’s being burned to make funko pops and crypto. Yes, we need energy to function but not this much energy. Direct action in ecological politics works best when tied with economic rhetoric like degrowth.
I’m not willing to wait til we run out of oil to stop using oil and my goal is to make it everyone elses problem too
funko pops and crypto will continue to be “made” as long as it’s “profitable” and if you blow up enough oil infrastructure to render them unprofitable you’ve also greatly exacerbated the costs of those other things (which people will need regardless of profitability)
blow up funko pop bullshit instead