tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807039862321845767.post384532910715706009..comments2023-11-03T05:44:53.557-04:00Comments on Rational republic: TANSTAAFLAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00826733025674909285noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807039862321845767.post-19342230140049415612009-10-25T13:53:20.980-04:002009-10-25T13:53:20.980-04:00R,
All of your points are important. Your first ...R,<br /> All of your points are important. Your first point can be illustrated through game theory construct to show that given certain outcomes then we can be locked into a logic of ruin as Hardin would say. Many psychologists have looked into what you describe in point 2 and I recall one analogy in particular: A frog that is put into a kettle of hot water will immediately jump out but if you put the frog into a container of cold water and you heat the water slowly the frog will make no attemp to save itself.and as for your third point it has been amply demonstrated that capitalism requires growth but growth is not sustainable.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826733025674909285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807039862321845767.post-85234314742385396572009-10-25T08:58:32.240-04:002009-10-25T08:58:32.240-04:00To make a long story short, the trouble can be par...To make a long story short, the trouble can be partly attributed (in no order) to 1)the need for cooperation across borders between states that perceive their interests as conflicting 2) the inability of humans to see beyond certain short term goals 3) the inability to take a cold hard look at the situation and accept the dire conclusions and hence the need for action. 3b) these actions require sacrifices that people do not want to make leading them to question their conclusions :) as opposed to their strategies, etc...Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594337050083581727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807039862321845767.post-88479509359262171582009-10-24T18:30:35.704-04:002009-10-24T18:30:35.704-04:00Adam,
We have so many canaries that it is not ...Adam,<br /> We have so many canaries that it is not even funny. Climate change, desertification, water pollution and fishery collapses just to name a few.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00826733025674909285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-807039862321845767.post-16165231519461536652009-10-24T10:55:53.980-04:002009-10-24T10:55:53.980-04:00In theory the world will have to stop growing at s...In theory the world will have to stop growing at some point but how do we know that we are there? That is impossible to tell.Adamnoreply@blogger.com