environment
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Thought experiment: the last humans. (Thoughtlets. XL.)
Thought experiment. Imagine some cosmic event renders all humans sterile. After a number of decades pass, humankind literally enters a Golden Age, with an exclusively senior population. Although, ‘senior’ might lose its current meaning when the youngest among us is 64. I wonder if those in good health will resent the burden of care imposed Continue reading
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Thoughlets. XLIV.
Do you ever wonder what future generations will look like? Look in a mirror. You are the future generations of those who lived before you. And do you ever wonder what future future generations will think of you and your ilk? Well, since you are a future generation, and since, cf Hume, the future resembles Continue reading
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Saturday Morning Pam-toons. Guest Post M. K. Sometimes Work Does Make Freedom.
In debates between energy and the environment, nuance is too often lost. See also, Saturday Morning Pam-toons. Retrain? Continue reading
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Thoughlets .xii.
Members of the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement, or VHEMTers, certainly don’t think the death of 7.8 billion people over the next hundred years is a natural disaster. For them, it’s a cause for celebration! But only so long as no humans are born to replace the diminishing population. VHEMTers encourage others not to reproduce. On Continue reading
