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Gold/Mining/Energy : PEAK OIL - The New Y2K or The Beginning of the Real End?

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To: Mahatmabenfoo who wrote (283)4/11/2005 2:59:28 AM
From: kryptonic6   of 1183
 
"after refrigerators started to use less electricity, people tended to buy 2 of them"

Jevon's paradox. It's a hell of a doozie. In order to do anything about this, we would need to revert to a steady state/zero growth economy. This would require abolishing our current one:

"...an economic model based of infinite growth but fueled by finite natural resources is doomed."

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Jesse

P.S. Long term, geologic reality will abolish our current economic system for us.
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