Very good point, but I think there's some is-ought fallacy in the idea that humans should accept these things as inevitable because they are "natural." To me i

Very good point, but I think there's some is-ought fallacy in the idea that humans should accept these things as inevitable because they are "natural." To me it's almost the definition of intelligence to try to escape one's default circumstances and avoid the perils and pitfalls of nature. So it would be really cool -- really intelligent -- if we used our understanding of complex systems, ecology, evolution, and economics to avoid the worst of the busts. At the very least, damping down the extremes would be good for us since it would alleviate suffering and reduce the total overall waste. (Good things always get taken down by the bad in severe slumps... very wasteful!)