Ed Weick wrote,
>
>Interesting concept, Tom, but would you not then also have to bring in the
>benefits of the energy produced by that oil? For example, I can now get to
>where I want to go many times faster than I could have by walking; I can
>live and work in a comfortable environment in winter; I can go half way
>around the world in a day; I can read all night if I want to; I can get the
>news as fast as it breaks; my kid can go to a comfortable, well-lighted
>school (provided the teachers are not on strike); and I can use the
>internet. . .
Certainly, you can't do a cost/benefit analysis without counting the
benefits. The problem with assessing the value of going faster or farther is
that you'd also have to consider what's happened to the distances you need
to travel as a result of everyone's having the capability of getting there
faster. For example, is it a benefit that it only takes 10 minutes to drive
the three miles to the nearest convenience store when you used to be able to
walk two blocks to a grocer? What happens to the comforts and conveniences
when they convert into necessities and compulsive behaviors?
Regards,
Tom Walker
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