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Dec. 13th, 2010
Raised eyebrow
Dec. 13th, 2010 12:38 amSeen over at Atomic Rockets, in a discussion of what to do about
suggests
Eastern?
Dude, New Englanders are all about the profit motive. Yankee traders and all that. And the Atlantic Province guys aren't averse to the idea of making money, either. Don't fall for New England bashing propaganda: the state with above average per capita incomes and the best growth rates was (and as far as I know still is) Massachusetts.
The Elephant in the room for such novels in general, and this website in particular, is there does not seem to be any obvious way such a future can come to pass.
suggests
Plus the chance to do an end-run around the profit motive problem by utilizing a non-profit oriented Eastern culture.
Eastern?
Dude, New Englanders are all about the profit motive. Yankee traders and all that. And the Atlantic Province guys aren't averse to the idea of making money, either. Don't fall for New England bashing propaganda: the state with above average per capita incomes and the best growth rates was (and as far as I know still is) Massachusetts.
Raised eyebrow
Dec. 13th, 2010 12:38 amSeen over at Atomic Rockets, in a discussion of what to do about
suggests
Eastern?
Dude, New Englanders are all about the profit motive. Yankee traders and all that. And the Atlantic Province guys aren't averse to the idea of making money, either. Don't fall for New England bashing propaganda: the state with above average per capita incomes and the best growth rates was (and as far as I know still is) Massachusetts.
The Elephant in the room for such novels in general, and this website in particular, is there does not seem to be any obvious way such a future can come to pass.
suggests
Plus the chance to do an end-run around the profit motive problem by utilizing a non-profit oriented Eastern culture.
Eastern?
Dude, New Englanders are all about the profit motive. Yankee traders and all that. And the Atlantic Province guys aren't averse to the idea of making money, either. Don't fall for New England bashing propaganda: the state with above average per capita incomes and the best growth rates was (and as far as I know still is) Massachusetts.
Raised eyebrow
Dec. 13th, 2010 12:38 amSeen over at Atomic Rockets, in a discussion of what to do about
suggests
Eastern?
Dude, New Englanders are all about the profit motive. Yankee traders and all that. And the Atlantic Province guys aren't averse to the idea of making money, either. Don't fall for New England bashing propaganda: the state with above average per capita incomes and the best growth rates was (and as far as I know still is) Massachusetts.
The Elephant in the room for such novels in general, and this website in particular, is there does not seem to be any obvious way such a future can come to pass.
suggests
Plus the chance to do an end-run around the profit motive problem by utilizing a non-profit oriented Eastern culture.
Eastern?
Dude, New Englanders are all about the profit motive. Yankee traders and all that. And the Atlantic Province guys aren't averse to the idea of making money, either. Don't fall for New England bashing propaganda: the state with above average per capita incomes and the best growth rates was (and as far as I know still is) Massachusetts.
Good old SF fans
Dec. 13th, 2010 04:38 pmSeen in rec.arts.sf.written (in reaction to someone else's surprised reaction to the idea that someone sees Rainbows End as a near-utopia rather than a dystopia):
The only route to 'utopia' in an overpopulated world with high technology
is with an authoritarian government to keep the peace, often with support
from strong corporations. All other options introduce instability.
Good old SF fans
Dec. 13th, 2010 04:38 pmSeen in rec.arts.sf.written (in reaction to someone else's surprised reaction to the idea that someone sees Rainbows End as a near-utopia rather than a dystopia):
The only route to 'utopia' in an overpopulated world with high technology
is with an authoritarian government to keep the peace, often with support
from strong corporations. All other options introduce instability.
Good old SF fans
Dec. 13th, 2010 04:38 pmSeen in rec.arts.sf.written (in reaction to someone else's surprised reaction to the idea that someone sees Rainbows End as a near-utopia rather than a dystopia):
The only route to 'utopia' in an overpopulated world with high technology
is with an authoritarian government to keep the peace, often with support
from strong corporations. All other options introduce instability.
Taking sweeping statements at face value
Dec. 13th, 2010 05:14 pmNicked from tobias_buckell, from an article about Africa:
Asia and Africa together account for over 70% of the human race, with Asia having the lion's share. If they experienced growth as stated above, doesn't that mean most humans were living in regions outside the recession and doesn't that call into question whether or not the recession could truly be called "global"?
Africa was one of only two regions -- Asia being the other -- where GDP rose during 2009's global recession.
Asia and Africa together account for over 70% of the human race, with Asia having the lion's share. If they experienced growth as stated above, doesn't that mean most humans were living in regions outside the recession and doesn't that call into question whether or not the recession could truly be called "global"?
Taking sweeping statements at face value
Dec. 13th, 2010 05:14 pmNicked from tobias_buckell, from an article about Africa:
Asia and Africa together account for over 70% of the human race, with Asia having the lion's share. If they experienced growth as stated above, doesn't that mean most humans were living in regions outside the recession and doesn't that call into question whether or not the recession could truly be called "global"?
Africa was one of only two regions -- Asia being the other -- where GDP rose during 2009's global recession.
Asia and Africa together account for over 70% of the human race, with Asia having the lion's share. If they experienced growth as stated above, doesn't that mean most humans were living in regions outside the recession and doesn't that call into question whether or not the recession could truly be called "global"?
Taking sweeping statements at face value
Dec. 13th, 2010 05:14 pmNicked from tobias_buckell, from an article about Africa:
Asia and Africa together account for over 70% of the human race, with Asia having the lion's share. If they experienced growth as stated above, doesn't that mean most humans were living in regions outside the recession and doesn't that call into question whether or not the recession could truly be called "global"?
Africa was one of only two regions -- Asia being the other -- where GDP rose during 2009's global recession.
Asia and Africa together account for over 70% of the human race, with Asia having the lion's share. If they experienced growth as stated above, doesn't that mean most humans were living in regions outside the recession and doesn't that call into question whether or not the recession could truly be called "global"?
There's no point in hanging sails off a LTA. Sails will not enable an LTA craft to become dirigible. This has been known for centuries. CENTURIES.
There's no point in hanging sails off a LTA. Sails will not enable an LTA craft to become dirigible. This has been known for centuries. CENTURIES.
There's no point in hanging sails off a LTA. Sails will not enable an LTA craft to become dirigible. This has been known for centuries. CENTURIES.