Krugman: Recession ‘gratuitous’ because if Congress created jobs program it ‘would all be over’

[NoOneMan]

66. The very fact that we cannot explore other ways to live guarantees inevitability

We are not looking at all solutions, but only solutions that ensure civilization is maintained and can continue to grow. This eliminates a lot of viable approaches (if not all of them).

What is so bad about the collapse of civilization anyway? You keep saying its not going to happen like its a bad thing (whereas, it would very well help avoid extreme climate scenarios).

And yes, the Bushes and Koch brothers of the world will have the resources to make it. Ask me if I give a fuck

BTW, did you take a look at that graph? Thats basically due to declining EROEI in the real world. So every year that goes by we have a more indebted nation, more expensive energy, deeper drought, more ocean acidification, higher CO2 concentrations, and somehow we are going to figure it all out (when we are going bankrupt on a quest to burn more energy now). When will that magic point come, and how do you know that belief in it isn't akin to religion?