nagestri

I am pretty sure this is just not reality. I am reading Vaclav Smil and this is not the picture he paints at all.

From reading Smil though I come away with the idea that informed discussion on this matter is basically impossible because the subject is too complicated. People will just talk their prior beliefs.

It is really a bad situation no matter how you look at it.

The discussion needs to be about gigajoules per hectare but I have never read anyone mention that other than Smil. This of course could be my ignorance.

Awesome. This is why I read this board.

I just don't see it happening though.

I imagine our leaders won't start thinking about this until we already have ubiquitous 5G / IoT .

I almost would say there is a better chance of a law that says you can't disconnect.

Well that is just foolish. I am an atheist but I find Catholic Bishop Robert Barron on Girard fascinating and great at explaining Girard.

Girard is one of the great theologians and a historic figure. Thiel is not a historical figure.

I would say more precisely it was a major variable in our ability to have huge economic growth, huge money printing all while having low inflation and a very low volatility in the amount of inflation. Of course, anything in this domain is going to have many dimensions but exporting our inflation was a major variable.

It is tough being mid 40s and realizing my entire adult life was a golden age that is gone forever.