Origin of the meme, I'm pretty sure: "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race" Jared Diamond, 1987 http://www.zo.utexas.edu/courses/THOC/Readings/Di

Origin of the meme, I'm pretty sure: "The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race" Jared Diamond, 1987 http://www.zo.utexas.edu/courses/THOC/Readings/Diamond_WorstMistake.pdf http://www.zo.utexas.edu/courses/THOC/Readings/Diamond_Worst... TL;DR: there are trade-offs. edit: I forgot to mention, there may be a third way that combines the best of both worlds: "Redesigning Civilization with Permaculture" (video) http://tobyhemenway.com/videos/redesigning-civilization-with-permaculture/ http://tobyhemenway.com/videos/redesigning-civilization-with... sequel to "How Permaculture Can Save Humanity and the Planet – But Not Civilization" http://tobyhemenway.com/videos/how-permaculture-can-save-humanity-and-the-planet-but-not-civilization/ http://tobyhemenway.com/videos/how-permaculture-can-save-hum...