bigger plans, bigger little mistakes

[Paul Paryski]

I believe that the only way to address such global problems and to assure  
the sustainability of the natural resources base on which we all depend is to  
reduce consumption.  A couple of decades ago the concept of voluntary  
simplicity was promoted; soon it might change into involuntary simplicity.   Global
warming and its effects, the decline of fossil fuels and conflict might  drive
this.
 
It would be interesting to develop a model for consumption to see how  
various consumptive levels (energy, water, goods and services) would effect  human
societies.  And then an ABM to see how various societies might  react.
 
Paul Paryski



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[Phil Henshaw-2]

Yes that's the common perception, but you can quickly see it's 180
degrees out of phase with the real answer as soon as I tell you.   The
real answer is that we need to stabilize consumption.   That might mean
some people reducing, but individual reductions won't have any effect on
stabilizing the system as a whole.   Our problem is that of all growth
systems, how to switch from exploding to maturing...  It's a very cool
systems dilemma.
 
 

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I believe that the only way to address such global problems and to
assure the sustainability of the natural resources base on which we all
depend is to reduce consumption.  A couple of decades ago the concept of
voluntary simplicity was promoted; soon it might change into involuntary
simplicity.  Global warming and its effects, the decline of fossil fuels
and conflict might drive this.
 
It would be interesting to develop a model for consumption to see how
various consumptive levels (energy, water, goods and services) would
effect human societies.  And then an ABM to see how various societies
might react.
 
Paul Paryski




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