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From: Glenn Petersen1/21/2022 5:09:53 AM
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Dematerialization: Humanity’s Biggest Surprise

by Alex Tabarrok
Marginal Revolution
May 21, 2018 at 7:25 am

Andrew McAfee argues that the Earth Day environmentalists correctly diagnosed the problem, a worsening environment, but were wrong about the solution, degrowth. In fact, the drive to reduce costs by making better use of resources has led to a dramatic decrease in resource use even as production has increased, a dematerialization. Poverty not prosperity is the enemy of the environment.

I love this talk for many reasons not the least of which is that Andrew has put all his data online.



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