People, in general, aren't about to change. It's not because they are lazy or malicious, it's simply they don't often have a point of reference to compare what they are doing with what the consequences are.
I fully believe there will be a very nasty die-off, read the above paragraph to see the reason why.
During and after the die-off we will start the cycle all over again. Why, because the vast majority of the survivors will be far too busy attempting to survive to reflect on the future ramifications of what they are currently doing. Quite truthfully most won't give a damn.
I would truly hope that we can maintain some connection to advanced technology, so that we can populate the rest of the solar system.
I do not believe we should go backwards, retreat to some balanced harmony with nature shit. We will die out completely if we pursue that path. I believe we need to move beyond this planet and expand our capabilities.
Our sensible route off the planet is with space elevators. Not at all science fiction, they are currently being developed and are a practical solution.
Ferretlover wrote:If there is a post peak die off:
1. will there be a need for reproduction reduction efforts?
2. will those aspects of global warming that are presumed to be caused by humans not correct themselves?
3. won’t reduced population benefit environmental conservation efforts?
Won’t isolated pockets of humanity set up their own economies? (Yes, I am still struggling with the economic issues! … sigh…) Could one say that most economies are just “pyramid schemes?”
Unfortunately, I have absolutely No faith in the idea that any changes that require a global consensus will ever succeed. No matter how large the die off will be, there is no way that all humans will ever agree unanimously on anything.
And, I don’t get it re: biofuels-If the amount of available arable land is decreasing, and it takes as much as 8 units of energy to produce 1 unit of biofuel, aren’t? biofuels currently a dead-end?
Won’t space expansion take a back seat in the priorities of the future? (Depressing thought-I wanted to be an astronaut when I was much younger…) It takes fuel to get those orbiters into space… I admit I do not know of what the fuel mixture consists.
Aren’t we humans in this mess because of our faulty thinking/analyzing processes? I don’t understand why so many think that personal attacks are an appropriate response, in any situation or forum, when an idea is questioned. Shouldn’t brainstorming skills be required learning at the earliest possible age?
Gravity is not a force, it is a boundary layer.
Everything is coincident.
Love: the state of suspended anticipation.
To get any appreciable distance from the Earth in
a sensible amount of time, you must lie.