Laying Blame: Population vs. Consumption

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10. Yeah, I got reactive in my reply there, sorry.

My understanding of the MPP is that it implies that a system will use any source of energy it has available to maximize its power throughput. That means that, since FF are by far the largest source of energy we have available we will continue to use them. At least until some other source provides us with a better power return and we no longer need FF to increase the complexity/growth of the system.

The MPP also implies that wastes will always be externalized, because internalizing them reduces the power available from the energy source.

It would take a lot of rational brainpower to overcome urges that are so structural. My reading of evolutionary psychology says that this level of rationality is not available to us as a species, and my personal experience says that it is damned rare in individuals.