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This is a very interesting observation, thank you. I find degrowth arguments that call on governmental power to limit demand worrying. Application of force th
by EgregiousCube 3y ago
This is a very interesting observation, thank you.
I find degrowth arguments that call on governmental power to limit demand worrying. Application of force there is artificial and goes against what people naturally do. It's particularly distasteful to people who value life with limited government intrusion - and this is a very large cohort, so taking this avenue is going to have a lot of friction.
A future where these problems are solved by voluntary adoption of superior technology is so much brighter!
- troyvit 3y agoThese limp attempts to limit demand are exactly what people naturally do, and so is ignoring them. Some environmentalists might say that our power is unchecked because we've killed our last predators and destroyed all the other checks on our resource consumption, but they just aren't looking far enough in the future or with a wide enough view at the system. The checks are there, and they will check us since we're incapable of checking ourselves. And it's gonna hurt my kids.