In this second part of In the Event of My Demise, we return to a theme that touches everything: energy, climate, and the moral battleground of how we use both. At first glance, it seems simple—use less, regulate harder, shame those who waste. But as today’s conversation shows, when we slip into energy consumption moralism, we risk creating a world of exclusion, hierarchy, and authoritarian control.

In this second part of In the Event of My Demise, we return to a theme that touches everything: energy, climate, and the moral battleground of how we use both. At first glance, it seems simple—use less, regulate harder, shame those who waste. But as today’s conversation shows, when we slip into energy consumption moralism, we risk creating a world of exclusion, hierarchy, and authoritarian control.