Re: Social solutions rather than engineering ones

[Dave Land]

On Feb 21, 2010, at 9:12 PM, Michael Harney wrote:

Keith Henson wrote:

I am appalled (though not surprised) that people on this list who
"don't have any answers" suggest "it might just require the end of
wasteful materialism" and joke about soylent green.

I agree, how dare they!  Except, I don't remember anyone saying that.

I do:

On Feb 18, 2010, at 2:12 PM, Trent Shipley wrote:

Keith Henson wrote:

If we don't solve the energy problem as many as 6 out of 7 people
will *die* in famines and resource wars.

Where will they live?

(I am a member of a tribe. Global civilization can go stuff itself.)

Trent has opined similarly in the past, with a tone that says that a
significant human die-off is perfectly acceptable to him. On at least
one occasion, I believe he was invited to go first. I am of neither the
opinion that such a die-off is acceptable nor that he should be first in
line.

Dave

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