Re: [Vo]:Coal Mining and more

2015-07-22 Thread Lennart Thornros
I agree with you Chris. I believe the solution is: To think about it before - make a plan - act. If you hang back and just try to stop evolution it will be like the Russian revolution. A poor solution, did not solve anything and the end result is a new situation just as bad, which nobody deals with

Re: [Vo]:Coal Mining and more

2015-07-22 Thread Ruby
Old stuff goes out slowly as obsolete technology is elevated to Art. The new stuff is released without thought or planning regarding the effects on society, and can storm through culture like a virus. Read Marshall McLuhan's War and Peace in the Global Village for more on this idea. http://w

[Vo]:Coal Mining and more

2015-07-22 Thread Chris Zell
I continue to wonder about the pace of change and the fact that some change is nonlinear, even catastrophic - unlike slowly fading coal mines. Such as: 1) Any antiaging breakthrough that adds even a few years to common lifespan 2) Any 'free' energy or really cheap new source 3)