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> Veganism as a lifestyle is utterly dependent on huge energy subsidies. What? You are confusing technological development with energy. People used to rely on
by dejb 16y ago
> Veganism as a lifestyle is utterly dependent on huge energy subsidies.
What? You are confusing technological development with energy. People used to rely on burning wood for heat also but do you think this is energy efficient? Do you really think that a horse is more efficient for labour than machinery?
In the past people used these inefficient methods because that was the best technology they had available. There is no way we could sustain our current world population if we all attempted to return to their lifestyles.
- gaius 16y agoYes but you can't discount that. Another example: cycling is only a viable means of transport because of the extensive road network built for (and by!) oil-powered vehicles.
- dejb 16y ago> Yes but you can't discount that. In terms of guiding what we should do now it can and should be discounted to zero. > Another example: cycling is only a viable means of transport because of the extensive road network built for (and by!) oil-powered vehicles. Another example of what? Of one technology being dependant on the history and environment that preceded it? Isn't that true for everything? As to the specifics of your example : you know that bicycles were popular before cars don't you? 'Bicycles and horse buggies were the two mainstays of private transportation just prior to the automobile' From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle