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I think in retrospect we will see that covid, just like an inverted spanish flu, is more the result of the end of exponential growth (the end of WW1 being the b
by bullen 5y ago
I think in retrospect we will see that covid, just like an inverted spanish flu, is more the result of the end of exponential growth (the end of WW1 being the beginning) than anything else.
Energy is becoming very dirty and the spread in quality is creating unsolvable problems mimicking to the burning of diesel indoors people did in 1918.
- imtringued 5y agoEnd of exponential growth? I think it's the end of exponentially growing demand in developed nations. After all, we are getting older. I don't know what is going to happen in developing nations but I know that the global economy (excluding developing countries) doesn't care about them or do something to accelerate their growth. The IMF for example would rather play debt blame games instead.
- bullen 5y agoWithout energy nothing can grow.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoRenewables are the fastest growing energy source. This doesn’t “fix” aging developed countries (which, arguably, doesn’t need a fix but is a macro environment to be managed) but enables developing countries to industrialize cleanly.
- bullen 5y agoRenewables are bogus, they require too much energy to be manufactured, maintained and their lifespan is too short. Also as you might have noticed by now they don't produce anything when you need them the most! Energy has peaked permanently for thousands of years because the sun needs to shine on trees that then die and go into the ground to get more coal, oil and gas!