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GliderGuider

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21. Crashing back to a Zimbabwean standard of living would be catastrophic

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 09:57 PM

Jan 2013

And not just the crash itself, which would be bad enough. The aftermath could be even worse as the whole species scrambled to regain its former glory - that's the real Mad Max recipe.

The future won't happen like that, of course - just as it won't happen exactly as any of us might imagine, whether we are cornucopians or doomitarians. One thing we can count on is surprise... surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Two things we can count on are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Three things we can count on are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to Progress....

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A question about greed [View all] GliderGuider Jan 2013 OP

Bad genetics pscot Jan 2013 #1

The issue is one of the evolutionary process itself? GliderGuider Jan 2013 #4

Bad in a survival sense pscot Jan 2013 #8

OK, I wondered if that was how you meant it GliderGuider Jan 2013 #9

thinking much farther ahead than the next meal has nearly zero evolutionary value phantom power Jan 2013 #2

So all this is perfectly normal, then? GliderGuider Jan 2013 #3

I guess my answer is "yes" phantom power Jan 2013 #6

Too much Social Darwinism reteachinwi Jan 2013 #5

Thanks! GliderGuider Jan 2013 #7

That competitiveness seems to be cultural pscot Jan 2013 #10

That's an interesting point. GliderGuider Jan 2013 #11

You hit the nail on the head Shankapotomus Jan 2013 #22

Everything wants resources and energy from something else NoOneMan Jan 2013 #12

Do humans need more than 2800 calories a day of food, GliderGuider Jan 2013 #15

In general, no NoOneMan Jan 2013 #17

Crashing back to a Zimbabwean standard of living would be catastrophic GliderGuider Jan 2013 #21

Greed... Fumesucker Jan 2013 #13

If we harm others without knowing we're doing it, is it still greed? GliderGuider Jan 2013 #14

I pointed out when it's *definitely* greed.. Fumesucker Jan 2013 #16

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Yes, that's my take on how we got here. GliderGuider Jan 2013 #20

Until humans think and act communally, ... CRH Jan 2013 #23

Thank you! GliderGuider Jan 2013 #24

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