Comments on: Savage Capitalism's Failure http://jontaplin.com/2008/10/10/savage-capitalisms-failure/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rick Turner http://jontaplin.com/2008/10/10/savage-capitalisms-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-18648 Rick Turner Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:21:09 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=2334#comment-18648 There is the Gaia theory...that Mother Earth will protect herself from disastrous decline. That kind of predicts a sort of population control that is drastic and inevitable if we don't head it off ourselves. Populations can only grow to a certain point and be healthy before Malthusian issues arise, before high density provides perfect conditions for plagues, and before the rats just go crazy...we being the rats. There is the Gaia theory…that Mother Earth will protect herself from disastrous decline. That kind of predicts a sort of population control that is drastic and inevitable if we don’t head it off ourselves. Populations can only grow to a certain point and be healthy before Malthusian issues arise, before high density provides perfect conditions for plagues, and before the rats just go crazy…we being the rats.

]]> By: Rick Turner http://jontaplin.com/2008/10/10/savage-capitalisms-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-18650 Rick Turner Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:21:09 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=2334#comment-18650 There is the Gaia theory...that Mother Earth will protect herself from disastrous decline. That kind of predicts a sort of population control that is drastic and inevitable if we don't head it off ourselves. Populations can only grow to a certain point and be healthy before Malthusian issues arise, before high density provides perfect conditions for plagues, and before the rats just go crazy...we being the rats. There is the Gaia theory…that Mother Earth will protect herself from disastrous decline. That kind of predicts a sort of population control that is drastic and inevitable if we don’t head it off ourselves. Populations can only grow to a certain point and be healthy before Malthusian issues arise, before high density provides perfect conditions for plagues, and before the rats just go crazy…we being the rats.

]]> By: Rick Turner http://jontaplin.com/2008/10/10/savage-capitalisms-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-18652 Rick Turner Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:21:09 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=2334#comment-18652 There is the Gaia theory...that Mother Earth will protect herself from disastrous decline. That kind of predicts a sort of population control that is drastic and inevitable if we don't head it off ourselves. Populations can only grow to a certain point and be healthy before Malthusian issues arise, before high density provides perfect conditions for plagues, and before the rats just go crazy...we being the rats. There is the Gaia theory…that Mother Earth will protect herself from disastrous decline. That kind of predicts a sort of population control that is drastic and inevitable if we don’t head it off ourselves. Populations can only grow to a certain point and be healthy before Malthusian issues arise, before high density provides perfect conditions for plagues, and before the rats just go crazy…we being the rats.

]]> By: Dan http://jontaplin.com/2008/10/10/savage-capitalisms-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-18643 Dan Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:16:02 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=2334#comment-18643 Things like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, rising sea levels, more severe weather, our growing mounds of nuclear waste, and now our renewed push to expand the number of nuclear plants around the world, and therefore the increased chance of more Chernobyls (or worse), along with probably several other nasty surprises we haven't heard about yet, will, I'm pretty sure, do a pretty good job of taking care of the population problem over the coming decades. Even if we don't see any horrendous global wars. The population of exclusive offshore money havens will continue to swell, however. Things like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, rising sea levels, more severe weather, our growing mounds of nuclear waste, and now our renewed push to expand the number of nuclear plants around the world, and therefore the increased chance of more Chernobyls (or worse), along with probably several other nasty surprises we haven’t heard about yet, will, I’m pretty sure, do a pretty good job of taking care of the population problem over the coming decades. Even if we don’t see any horrendous global wars.

The population of exclusive offshore money havens will continue to swell, however.

]]> By: Dan http://jontaplin.com/2008/10/10/savage-capitalisms-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-18645 Dan Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:16:02 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=2334#comment-18645 Things like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, rising sea levels, more severe weather, our growing mounds of nuclear waste, and now our renewed push to expand the number of nuclear plants around the world, and therefore the increased chance of more Chernobyls (or worse), along with probably several other nasty surprises we haven't heard about yet, will, I'm pretty sure, do a pretty good job of taking care of the population problem over the coming decades. Even if we don't see any horrendous global wars. The population of exclusive offshore money havens will continue to swell, however. Things like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, rising sea levels, more severe weather, our growing mounds of nuclear waste, and now our renewed push to expand the number of nuclear plants around the world, and therefore the increased chance of more Chernobyls (or worse), along with probably several other nasty surprises we haven’t heard about yet, will, I’m pretty sure, do a pretty good job of taking care of the population problem over the coming decades. Even if we don’t see any horrendous global wars.

The population of exclusive offshore money havens will continue to swell, however.

]]> By: Dan http://jontaplin.com/2008/10/10/savage-capitalisms-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-18651 Dan Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:16:02 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=2334#comment-18651 Things like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, rising sea levels, more severe weather, our growing mounds of nuclear waste, and now our renewed push to expand the number of nuclear plants around the world, and therefore the increased chance of more Chernobyls (or worse), along with probably several other nasty surprises we haven't heard about yet, will, I'm pretty sure, do a pretty good job of taking care of the population problem over the coming decades. Even if we don't see any horrendous global wars. The population of exclusive offshore money havens will continue to swell, however. Things like the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, rising sea levels, more severe weather, our growing mounds of nuclear waste, and now our renewed push to expand the number of nuclear plants around the world, and therefore the increased chance of more Chernobyls (or worse), along with probably several other nasty surprises we haven’t heard about yet, will, I’m pretty sure, do a pretty good job of taking care of the population problem over the coming decades. Even if we don’t see any horrendous global wars.

The population of exclusive offshore money havens will continue to swell, however.

]]> By: John Kelly http://jontaplin.com/2008/10/10/savage-capitalisms-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-18639 John Kelly Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:01:50 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=2334#comment-18639 pond - I'm looking for growth in different areas than we have in the past. Even different conceptually - like quality of life versus quantity of money. But I don't really see how to reduce our draw on the Earths resources without serious population decline. And somehow I can't even see an old mean cynic like me suggesting how to start on that one. I think we'll just have to reduce and conserve and push forward in new research and eventually get back to my early 60's dreams of working to move beyond Earth. pond – I’m looking for growth in different areas than we have in the past. Even different conceptually – like quality of life versus quantity of money. But I don’t really see how to reduce our draw on the Earths resources without serious population decline. And somehow I can’t even see an old mean cynic like me suggesting how to start on that one. I think we’ll just have to reduce and conserve and push forward in new research and eventually get back to my early 60’s dreams of working to move beyond Earth.

]]> By: John Kelly http://jontaplin.com/2008/10/10/savage-capitalisms-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-18649 John Kelly Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:01:50 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=2334#comment-18649 pond - I'm looking for growth in different areas than we have in the past. Even different conceptually - like quality of life versus quantity of money. But I don't really see how to reduce our draw on the Earths resources without serious population decline. And somehow I can't even see an old mean cynic like me suggesting how to start on that one. I think we'll just have to reduce and conserve and push forward in new research and eventually get back to my early 60's dreams of working to move beyond Earth. pond – I’m looking for growth in different areas than we have in the past. Even different conceptually – like quality of life versus quantity of money. But I don’t really see how to reduce our draw on the Earths resources without serious population decline. And somehow I can’t even see an old mean cynic like me suggesting how to start on that one. I think we’ll just have to reduce and conserve and push forward in new research and eventually get back to my early 60’s dreams of working to move beyond Earth.

]]> By: Jon Taplin http://jontaplin.com/2008/10/10/savage-capitalisms-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-18636 Jon Taplin Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:40:23 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=2334#comment-18636 Pond- I agree that our fixation with growing GDP annually is self-defeating. However, some sectors (GreenTech, digital commerce and distribution) will continue to grow and become more efficient, so that general standards of living could be maintained at lower rates of GDP growth. Pond- I agree that our fixation with growing GDP annually is self-defeating. However, some sectors (GreenTech, digital commerce and distribution) will continue to grow and become more efficient, so that general standards of living could be maintained at lower rates of GDP growth.

]]> By: Jon Taplin http://jontaplin.com/2008/10/10/savage-capitalisms-failure/comment-page-1/#comment-18637 Jon Taplin Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:40:23 +0000 http://jtaplin.wordpress.com/?p=2334#comment-18637 Pond- I agree that our fixation with growing GDP annually is self-defeating. However, some sectors (GreenTech, digital commerce and distribution) will continue to grow and become more efficient, so that general standards of living could be maintained at lower rates of GDP growth. Pond- I agree that our fixation with growing GDP annually is self-defeating. However, some sectors (GreenTech, digital commerce and distribution) will continue to grow and become more efficient, so that general standards of living could be maintained at lower rates of GDP growth.

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