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> Here’s a proposed rubric for deciding what things in life are “good” and what things are “bad.” If its plotted curve is a hockey stick pointing up in the pres
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y ago
> Here’s a proposed rubric for deciding what things in life are “good” and what things are “bad.” If its plotted curve is a hockey stick pointing up in the present system, it’s probably a bad thing.
I would guess that the number of professors is also going up like a hockey stick and I am sure the amount of documents published on the Internet is going up like a hockey stick.
According to the author’s rubric, the world would be a better place if the author resigned and quit publishing.
After reading this facile analysis, I encourage the author to make the world a better place in this manner.
- IntrepidWorm 4y agoWiticism aside, im not sure your critique holds any water. Runaway growth in any context is something to pay close attention to. In fairness, the superset of examples chosen is not objective (nor could it be, practically) - plenty of datasets could be made to show aspects of life increasing or decreasing linearly, or quadratically, or with some weird quasi-sinusoidal period. That doesn't take away from the impact the chosen data has. It's not that all life follows a hockey stick curve in time - its simply that we're in the process of beating the planet to death with a few of them.
- marcosdumay 4y agoYou don't get to claim runaway growth based on graphs where the industrial age takes 10% of the X axis. You don't get to claim anything based on those, except that industries exist. If you want to do some detailed analysis to find actual problems, you are welcome. But the article is pure sensationalism.