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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:32:27 +0000
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On 30/10/2024 11:44, D wrote:
> 
> 
> On Wed, 30 Oct 2024, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 29/10/2024 22:22, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>> On 2024-10-29, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The cornucopians think there will always be a technological fix. 
>>>> Someday
>>>> they will reach into the hat to pull out the next rabbit and find out
>>>> there ain't no more rabbits.
>>>
>>> "Cornucopians" - love it.  That's a keeper.
>>>
>> It's a well known term for a clearly defined set of people who - 
>> lacking any STEM knowledge themselves - confidently predict that 
>> technology will save them, resources will never run out and the only 
>> limit is human imagination.
>>
>> They are similar to the Greens in their adherence to faith based 
>> arguments based on no facts whatsoever.
>>
>> They tend to be American, because the USA is probably the richest 
>> nation in terms of natural resources per capita.  And because it has 
>> no history at all, is inclined to disbelieve its lessons
>>
>> Here in Europe we have lived through many a resource limited collapse.
> 
> Yet here we are, having it better than we ever had historically.
>
No. Frankly we are not.
Life in the 1960s was a lot more fun.

> On the other hand, the eternal negative can take refuge in the fact that 
> the universe will die the heat death, so from that point of view, why 
> bother with anything at all? ;)
> 

Indeed. Because its fun basically,

Enjoy surfing that entropy wave., It wont last forever

-- 
"First, find out who are the people you can not criticise. They are your 
oppressors."
      - George Orwell