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Undertoad · 03-22-2005, 10:19 AM

Well stated

I think where you are coming from is that if humans would be happy living simpler lives, we all would consume less, which would lead to a more functional planet.

Where I am coming from is that as we innovate, we consume less and find better functionality as humans.

To be rude about it: in your world we all agree to turn the thermostats down and learn to like being cold. In my world we set the thermostats how we like and the resulting economic pressure creates 300% more efficient furnaces.

You have a basic pessimism about human nature. I've come to picture you as being as negative and cynical as that guy in "How To Get A Head In Advertising". I think life is better than you think it is and that this is at the root of some of our differences.

03-22-2005, 10:19 AM	#33
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Well stated I think where you are coming from is that if humans would be happy living simpler lives, we all would consume less, which would lead to a more functional planet. Where I am coming from is that as we innovate, we consume less and find better functionality as humans. To be rude about it: in your world we all agree to turn the thermostats down and learn to like being cold. In my world we set the thermostats how we like and the resulting economic pressure creates 300% more efficient furnaces. You have a basic pessimism about human nature. I've come to picture you as being as negative and cynical as that guy in "How To Get A Head In Advertising". I think life is better than you think it is and that this is at the root of some of our differences.