I understand this article is a bit of fun, but some of the ideas are risible. > Could we run modern society on human power alone? No, the current global popul

I understand this article is a bit of fun, but some of the ideas are risible. > Could we run modern society on human power alone? No, the current global population has swelled because of fossil fuel consumption. We can run pre-modern society on human power alone however. > Unlike fossil fuels, human power can be a clean energy source, which produces little or no air pollution and soil contamination. I hardly think a medieval alley with human waste pooling in it is clean. > In combination with the right diet, human power is carbon neutral. So not only do we have to be yoked to the Wheel of Pain, but we have to be vegetarians too? > We can try and motivate people by making human energy production more fun, social, and exciting. Let's gamify slavery! > If students have to generate their own power, they are much less likely to waste it. Now this I agree with. If only we could turn the same attention to student loans...