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So I think the argument made in this article doesn't preclude all of that. Production is always converting a resource into a more useful resource, moving it to

So I think the argument made in this article doesn't preclude all of that. Production is always converting a resource into a more useful resource, moving it to a more organized and useful state, reversing entropy. Some of those resources are very limited and in significantly more demand than can possibly be made available. That demand is often inelastic; human beings will die if they can't get it. I'm personally pretty much with you on these points. Minds solve problems, people find a way. I think claims of a worldwide collapse are absurd. But I think crises will happen, as they always have, and it's important to consider blind spots.

copperx 3y ago
> I think claims of a worldwide collapse are absurd Civilization collapsed quickly but temporarily a few years ago because of a virus. Have we forgotten already? It's all very fragile.
- RecycledEle 3y ago
  > Civilization collapsed quickly but temporarily a few years ago because of a virus. No, it didn't. I think you might be experiencing a hallucination. How many people within 50 miles of you starved to death during this "collapse" of civilization? I've seen this from my adopted mom. She claimed 6 or 7 people she knew died of COVID-19, then when I asked her for names she named people I knew were still alive.