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Riddley Walker

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Re: complacency

Aug 10, 2004, 22:19

I don't want to seem overly cynical, but:

If such a phased withdrawal is achieved it will be the first in human history. We have often squandered resources, though in the past it has only been on a local scale. Even so, before populations could easily travel, local depletion of resources caused the devastation of whole societies. In every case I can think of, negative factors have forced change of habits. Even societies that seem to be in balance with their environment are in such a state because they have no choice except to be so or die. (I should say my interest in anthropology is strictly a hobby so I'm fully open to contradiction).

Also, I do not think that our current culture is unique in having commentators who are aware of its unsustainability. I don't believe that we have any insight previous civilisations didn't have, though our scientific language allows us to express the problems in a more structured and definate way.

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gm foods – lordsitar, Jul 27, 2004, 01:54


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