tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post8101899406423092176..comments2023-07-03T08:31:04.437-07:00Comments on americans and other half-wild animals: a digression (or, why i hate macroeconomics)mindy crandall (pacific madrone)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05445487531505340019noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-56606525363701406452011-01-25T11:23:14.601-08:002011-01-25T11:23:14.601-08:00coast range! coast range!!
yeah, you're righ...coast range! coast range!! <br /><br />yeah, you're right - i do believe in the idea of technology saving mankind about as much. i think it will help ameliorate the problems somewhat - but not entirely. <br /><br />i'll start looking for some property.mindy crandall (pacific madrone)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05445487531505340019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-33884654299927687942011-01-25T10:44:23.514-08:002011-01-25T10:44:23.514-08:00"we're fucked."
Thus, my only quest...<i>"we're fucked."</i><br /><br />Thus, my only question is whether or not I join the commune Ashley's family in Tennessee is starting (named Junkface Pond!), the one my undergrad advisor is starting in New Mexico, or the one you're going to start in the Coast Range.<br /><br /><br />.... the most common retort to this that I've seen is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Revolution" rel="nofollow">Green Revolution</a>, for what it's worth. Or more generally, that new technological discoveries will save us from certain demise at our own hands.<br /><br />I imagine you believe that just about as much as I do.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685035273589091992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-78274477784604173862011-01-20T18:03:48.066-08:002011-01-20T18:03:48.066-08:00Your words so clearly state the massive dilemma th...Your words so clearly state the massive dilemma that we find ourselves in and the complete denial that we seem to have as a group about how to deal with our futures. We do seem to be screwed, yet we're mostly in denial. 7 Billion already?!chriswreckagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457541238496646702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-52531870493583532822011-01-20T08:31:56.998-08:002011-01-20T08:31:56.998-08:00yes, that's right. the entire base of capitali...yes, that's right. the entire base of capitalism is growth. unrestrained growth in our bodies we call 'cancer'. <br /><br />thanks for reading & commenting!mindy crandall (pacific madrone)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05445487531505340019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541914507389526678.post-30010182220493459912011-01-19T22:19:07.235-08:002011-01-19T22:19:07.235-08:00That's pretty much the conclusion I come to ev...That's pretty much the conclusion I come to every time I start thinking about this stuff. And it's not just about the developed countries maintaining their current gdp - capitalism doesn't work if you simply maintain the current level of consumption. The system only works if it continues to expand - more production, more consumption. It's literally grow or die. Then add to that the ramping up of consumption in the rest of the world, so that countries that used to have a relatively minor environmental impact will increasingly resemble Americans in both their consumption habits and associated impacts. And the consumption equation is not simply linear - it's exponential: compound interest. As you say, even our current situation is not sustainable, not to mention the exponentially increasing levels of consumption that await us in the near future.Jessenoreply@blogger.com