tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34029763.post7053172519558830631..comments2023-06-30T15:40:26.652+02:00Comments on Wandering Consciousness: We Can't Kill the PlanetI Dive At Nighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16726422679358658819noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34029763.post-15505480598159166732009-05-16T23:50:00.000+02:002009-05-16T23:50:00.000+02:00Sadly, I think a lot of the "Save the Planet" rhet...Sadly, I think a lot of the "Save the Planet" rhetoric is based in a backwards looking economic theory which will end up doing our species far more harm than good.<br /><br />Oddly, such views are considered "left-wing" in my country, yet the strongest condemnations I have read regarding it actually come from socialists.<br /><br />As you stated up front, we cannot kill our planet... we only kill ourselves. Now, there are those that say we have to reduce our production and usage off natural resources. I believe the opposite is true. As societies develop and are able to improve their standard of living through industrialization, they tend to find find efficient means of production which pollute far less.<br /><br />Rather than worry about maintaining levels of "sustainable growth", I think we need to worry about focusing on increasing food production and improving standards of living for our fellow human beings... in the process we invariably will find ways to minimize our impact on the world as well.MWSwallhttp://mwswall.snarkbate.comnoreply@blogger.com