Tuesday, September 20, 2005
pointer to article on the future of the petroleum economy, with thoughts.
hmm:
- we've made a good deal of the rest of world richer by valuing this stuff - even if u.s. interests were forcibly removed to make it happen in the first place. this kind of historical perspective kind of puts arab & muslim objections to u.s. policies in a very different light.
- we should start transitioning to as oil-less an economy as we can now, before catastrophe hits. that would keep us ahead of the rest of the global energy curve, and in fact would give the u.s. a significant advantage while evaporating the middle east and south american problems.
- since that won't happen, look on the bright side: at least we won't have to worry about social security. that problem will be barely noticeable in the flood of resource shortages. with such enormous and fundamental economic and social restructuring in our future we need to be investing our time, moneys and (ironically) energies elsewhere.
- dang, i sure am not thinking globally here. but such nationalistic policies could also mean the u.s. maintains a positive leadership role in the world, with everyone ultimately benefitting. current policies of increasing protectionism, conquest and denial with respect to fundamental changes in natural realities will only result in eventual catastrophic collapse.
- current schedules have us reaching the moon just about the time hell breaks loose on earth.