Re: Do you have an "acceptable" solution to peak o
Posted: Wed 28 Jun 2006, 22:07:03
This is not about whether people should try to become fully self sufficient (when it comes to their survival). If we all would become self sufficient, then we can't possibly achieve what we can when we specialize and depend upon one another (which could improve your chances of survival, unless you can't rely on those others).
However, when energy availability becomes the limiting factor, then you probably don't want to waste it on something you can do more energy efficient, like local food production. I think we have been mostly busy saving time, but that focus could shift towards saving energy (resources). Of course we would like it much better if we would not have any limiting factors, but that just isn't the case. So you could save the energy otherwise used to transport food to you, so that the energy is available to drive you to the hospital when needed. You make a choice, since you can't do both. Growing your food locally probably is less work than running a local hospital. We are not going to do everything locally and on a small scale, but if it means doing it locally or not doing it (or something else) at all, we will probably do it locally.
However, when energy availability becomes the limiting factor, then you probably don't want to waste it on something you can do more energy efficient, like local food production. I think we have been mostly busy saving time, but that focus could shift towards saving energy (resources). Of course we would like it much better if we would not have any limiting factors, but that just isn't the case. So you could save the energy otherwise used to transport food to you, so that the energy is available to drive you to the hospital when needed. You make a choice, since you can't do both. Growing your food locally probably is less work than running a local hospital. We are not going to do everything locally and on a small scale, but if it means doing it locally or not doing it (or something else) at all, we will probably do it locally.