Re: Peak Oil Dynamic
Posted: Sun 30 Jun 2013, 12:37:16
Dynamic (noun)
the forces or properties which stimulate growth, development, or change within a system or process
an underlying cause of change or growth
PO does cause or stimulate change, but "dynamic" has connotations of energy and growth (in my mind anyways - that may be influenced by the adjective meanings marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change, energetic, forceful).
I might speak of an "Oil Era Dynamic", but PO is about the decline of energy and forces, so "dynamic" does not feel like the right word. Can't think of the right word, though.
(Sometimes English doesn't have the right word, we need to adopt from other languages, eg. "schadenfreude", "malaise".)
the forces or properties which stimulate growth, development, or change within a system or process
an underlying cause of change or growth
PO does cause or stimulate change, but "dynamic" has connotations of energy and growth (in my mind anyways - that may be influenced by the adjective meanings marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change, energetic, forceful).
I might speak of an "Oil Era Dynamic", but PO is about the decline of energy and forces, so "dynamic" does not feel like the right word. Can't think of the right word, though.
(Sometimes English doesn't have the right word, we need to adopt from other languages, eg. "schadenfreude", "malaise".)