On 1/15/07, Michael Tobis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If that is its only basis, it is a pretty shabbly basis for a transition
from an underpopulated and underdeveloped planet to a populated and
developed one. There is a phase transition happening, and simple
extrapolation is an awfully shabby way to plan for it.
Oh foo, I said that twice. I said that twice!
Maybe I've been spending too much time in the Southern states, where people
say everything twice. For emphasis, people in the South say everything
twice!
if there is an optimum level of economic activity for human happiness, a
strategy for maximizing economic activity will make things better for a
while, and then it will make things worse.
I can say THAT again. Maybe I should, Maybe I just should.
mt
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