No he's pointing out the poster hasn't defined any of their terms accurately enough to really be saying anything. The sheer size and scale of the economy we li

No he's pointing out the poster hasn't defined any of their terms accurately enough to really be saying anything. The sheer size and scale of the economy we live in, and it's benefits, is so big that people tend to make sweeping pronouncements without really understanding their impact. The point about industrially produced cotton is exactly right: people pick some niche thing they view as "wasteful" and vastly over estimate it's importance or impact.