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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Well, dice are generally plastic these days. Not bone stone or wood

That list is from https://www.energy.gov/
The point being oil is used in almost everything we have today. To equate it to just gasoline is not understanding how much oil and the industry is intertwined with our lives.

Lowering and going zero for ICE vehicles is absolutely amazing. It does not mean oil will no longer be needed.