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The great thing about "markets" is they are self-correcting.

Suppose I could make tremendous profits selling hand-held personal nuclear weapons to everybody. I sell a few million, the world gets vaporized and along with it my money and my life. Realizing this is the likely outcome, I don't sell those weapons. More profitable not to.

Of course it doesn't work perfectly, but like "overpopulation" -- if we use up all the oil and can't figure out how to replace it, or pollute the earth to the point where life expectancy falls and we can't grow enough food, etc. -- Mama will kick our asses and we'll be right back to the stone age or extinct.

To the extent we can anticipate these problems (obviously we can, we're doing it right now) we can take steps to avoid them.

I've never said "buy an SUV and drive everywhere, oil will last forever" have I? I am a strong advocate of developing alternative energy systems. The difference is I am confident we'll be able to before the crisis point -- hence the crisis can be avoided.

It really boils down to optimism vs. pessimism I suppose.

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Posted by Dog 3000
10th September 2003ce
19:37

(morfe lux, Sep 08, 2003, 15:21)

neither will... (morfe lux, Sep 08, 2003, 15:24)
Re: What is better than Capitalism? (Rhiannon, Sep 08, 2003, 16:09)
- Re: What is better than Capitalism? (Lawrence, Sep 08, 2003, 18:09)
- Small scale societies where you . . . (Dog 3000, Sep 08, 2003, 20:03)
  - Re: Small scale societies where you . . . (morfe lux, Sep 08, 2003, 20:17)
    - Re: Small scale societies where you . . (anthonyqkiernan, Sep 08, 2003, 20:20)
      - Re: Small scale societies where you . . (Dog 3000, Sep 08, 2003, 20:32)
        moral concerns (morfe lux, Sep 08, 2003, 20:51)
        "Natural capitalism"? (Dog 3000, Sep 08, 2003, 21:11)
        Re: "Natural capitalism"? (MonkeyBoy, Sep 08, 2003, 22:57)
        Re: "Natural capitalism"? (Dog 3000, Sep 08, 2003, 23:02)
        Re: "Natural capitalism"? (MonkeyBoy, Sep 08, 2003, 23:30)
        "Common ownership"? (Dog 3000, Sep 08, 2003, 23:44)
        Re: "Common ownership"? (MonkeyBoy, Sep 08, 2003, 23:55)
        Re: "Common ownership"? (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 00:04)
        Re: moral concerns (anthonyqkiernan, Sep 08, 2003, 21:13)
        Re: moral concerns (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 01:27)
        Re: moral concerns (anthonyqkiernan, Sep 09, 2003, 12:08)
        Re: moral concerns (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 15:23)
    - Capitalism the term (Dog 3000, Sep 08, 2003, 20:27)
      - Re: Capitalism the term (FourWinds, Sep 09, 2003, 10:48)
      - Re: Capitalism the term (necropolist, Sep 09, 2003, 12:49)
        Re: Capitalism the term (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 15:26)
        Re: Capitalism the term (shamanic miner, Sep 09, 2003, 15:37)
        PS (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 15:41)
        What do you think would be better? (necropolist, Sep 09, 2003, 16:21)
  - Re: Small scale societies where you . . . (MonkeyBoy, Sep 08, 2003, 23:45)
    - Re: Small scale societies where you . . . (Dog 3000, Sep 08, 2003, 23:50)
- Re: What is better than Capitalism? (morfe lux, Sep 08, 2003, 20:27)
  - Re: What is better than Capitalism? (FourWinds, Sep 09, 2003, 11:34)
    - Re: What is better than Capitalism? (Toni Torino, Sep 09, 2003, 11:37)
      - Re: What is better than Capitalism? (FourWinds, Sep 09, 2003, 11:40)
        Re: What is better than Capitalism? (Toni Torino, Sep 09, 2003, 11:41)
        Re: What is better than Capitalism? (ron, Sep 09, 2003, 20:27)
    - Re: What is better than Capitalism? (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 15:45)
Re: What is better than Capitalism? (mistletoe, Sep 08, 2003, 21:43)
- Sorry. That was me not mistletoe... (PaulMakesMusic, Sep 08, 2003, 21:47)
- Re: What is better than Capitalism? (Dog 3000, Sep 08, 2003, 22:55)
  - Re: What is better than Capitalism? (MonkeyBoy, Sep 08, 2003, 23:35)
    - A world without "money" (Dog 3000, Sep 08, 2003, 23:39)
      - Re: A world without "money" (MonkeyBoy, Sep 09, 2003, 00:08)
        Re: A world without "money" (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 00:15)
        Re: A world without "money" (MonkeyBoy, Sep 09, 2003, 00:38)
        Re: A world without "money" (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 02:20)
        Re: A world without "money" (necropolist, Sep 09, 2003, 13:49)
        The real question is (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 15:48)
        Re: The real question is (necropolist, Sep 09, 2003, 16:15)
        Re: The real question is (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 17:28)
        Re: The real question is (stray, Sep 09, 2003, 18:27)
        Re: The real question is (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 21:07)
        Re: The real question is (stray, Sep 09, 2003, 22:46)
        Re: The real question is (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 22:58)
        Re: The real question is (stray, Sep 09, 2003, 23:11)
        Re: The real question is (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 23:21)
        Re: The real question is (stray, Sep 09, 2003, 23:53)
        Re: The real question is (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 00:00)
        Re: The real question is (necropolist, Sep 10, 2003, 09:48)
        marx & the internet (necropolist, Sep 10, 2003, 09:58)
        Re: The real question is (necropolist, Sep 10, 2003, 10:14)
        o bugger, another final point (necropolist, Sep 10, 2003, 10:51)
        Marx again (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 19:11)
        Re: Marx again (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 19:21)
        Re: Marx again (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 19:24)
        Re: Marx again (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 19:26)
        Re: Marx again (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 19:35)
        Re: Marx again (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 19:45)
        Re: Marx again (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 19:59)
        Re: Marx again (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 20:03)
        Re: Marx again (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 20:10)
        Re: Marx again (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 20:22)
        Freedom (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 20:37)
        Born free. (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 20:27)
        Re: Born free. (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 20:34)
        Re: Born free. (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 20:45)
        War (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 21:33)
        Re: War (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 22:01)
        Re: War (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 22:11)
        Re: War (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 22:24)
        Nature (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 22:35)
        Re: Nature (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 23:06)
        Re: Nature (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 23:19)
        Re: Nature (Dog 3000, Sep 11, 2003, 00:02)
        Re: Nature (morfe lux, Sep 11, 2003, 01:49)
        Re: War (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 22:16)
        Re: War (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 22:18)
        Re: War (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 22:34)
        Selfishness (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 22:38)
        Re: War & Human nature (necropolist, Sep 11, 2003, 01:55)
        Re: Marx again (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 19:27)
        Re: Marx again (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 19:38)
        Re: Marx again (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 19:52)
        predictions & a bit of state capitalism (necropolist, Sep 11, 2003, 01:35)
        the 'system' (necropolist, Sep 11, 2003, 01:47)
        Re: o bugger, another final point (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 22:22)
        Re: o bugger, another final point (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 22:36)
        ah! (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 22:42)
        Re: ah! (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 22:54)
        Re: o bugger, another final point (necropolist, Sep 11, 2003, 00:37)
    - Re: What is better than Capitalism? (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 01:34)
      - Re: What is better than Capitalism? (FourWinds, Sep 09, 2003, 11:39)
        The question of liquid cheese (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 16:07)
        plus (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 16:19)
        Re: plus (necropolist, Sep 09, 2003, 16:27)
        Re: plus (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 16:33)
        Re: plus (necropolist, Sep 09, 2003, 16:48)
- Re: What is better than Capitalism? (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 01:31)
  - Re: What is better than Capitalism? (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 02:16)
    - Re: What is better than Capitalism? (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 03:24)
      - Technology! (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 04:03)
        Re: Technology! (FourWinds, Sep 09, 2003, 11:49)
        Re: Technology! (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 17:34)
        Re: Technology! (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 19:13)
        Re: Technology! (anthonyqkiernan, Sep 09, 2003, 20:01)
        Re: Technology! (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 20:12)
        Re: Technology! (anthonyqkiernan, Sep 09, 2003, 20:27)
        Re: Technology! (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 21:55)
        Re: Technology! (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 22:03)
        Re: Technology! (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 22:09)
        Re: Technology! (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 22:21)
        Re: Technology! (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 22:39)
        Back of the class (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 22:54)
        Re: Back of the class (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 23:01)
        Re: Back of the class (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 23:10)
        Re: Back of the class (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 23:22)
        I'm overworked! (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 23:29)
        Re: Technology! (FourWinds, Sep 10, 2003, 07:27)
        3rd world birth rates (necropolist, Sep 10, 2003, 11:02)
        Re: 3rd world birth rates (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 19:21)
        Re: 3rd world birth rates (necropolist, Sep 10, 2003, 23:58)
        Re: 3rd world birth rates (Dog 3000, Sep 11, 2003, 00:22)
        Re: 3rd world birth rates (necropolist, Sep 11, 2003, 00:53)
        Re: 3rd world birth rates (Dog 3000, Sep 11, 2003, 06:18)
        Re: 3rd world birth rates (necropolist, Sep 11, 2003, 09:40)
        Re: 3rd world birth rates (Dog 3000, Sep 11, 2003, 18:56)
        Re: 3rd world birth rates (necropolist, Sep 11, 2003, 21:16)
        Re: 3rd world birth rates (necropolist, Sep 11, 2003, 21:21)
        Re: 3rd world birth rates (Dog 3000, Sep 11, 2003, 22:23)
        Blink and you will miss it (FourWinds, Sep 11, 2003, 07:19)
        Re: Blink and you will miss it (morfe lux, Sep 11, 2003, 14:54)
        Re: Blink and you will miss it (morfe lux, Sep 11, 2003, 15:08)
        Re: Technology! (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 22:13)
        Re: Technology! (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 22:13)
        Re: Technology! (FourWinds, Sep 10, 2003, 07:31)
        Re: Technology! (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 19:25)
        Re: Technology! (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 19:37)
        Re: Technology! (MonkeyBoy, Sep 10, 2003, 19:49)
        Re: Technology! (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 19:56)
        Re: Technology! (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 19:55)
        Re: Technology! (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 19:59)
        Re: Technology! (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 20:17)
        Re: Technology! (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 20:31)
        Re: Technology! (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 20:49)
        Re: Technology! (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 22:48)
        Re: Technology! (morfe lux, Sep 10, 2003, 23:12)
        Re: Technology! (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 15:52)
        Re: Technology! (ron, Sep 09, 2003, 20:19)
        Re: Technology! (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 21:29)
        Re: Technology! (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 21:47)
        Re: Technology! (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 22:06)
        fission (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 22:42)
        Re: fission (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 22:44)
        Re: fission (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 22:57)
        fusion (Dog 3000, Sep 09, 2003, 23:04)
        Re: Technology! (FourWinds, Sep 10, 2003, 07:36)
        Re: Technology! (Dog 3000, Sep 10, 2003, 19:23)
        Re: Technology! (ron, Sep 09, 2003, 22:12)
      - Re: What is better than Capitalism? (cancer boy, Sep 09, 2003, 16:36)
        Re: What is better than Capitalism? (necropolist, Sep 09, 2003, 16:46)
        Re: What is better than Capitalism? (ratcni01, Sep 09, 2003, 23:28)
Radio 4 in the next half hour (anthonyqkiernan, Sep 08, 2003, 22:16)
Re: What is better than Capitalism? (Proserpine, Sep 08, 2003, 22:26)
- Owls (morfe lux, Sep 09, 2003, 01:37)
Re: What is better than Capitalism? (Proserpine, Sep 08, 2003, 22:44)
An Anarchist Communist Theocracy (stray, Sep 09, 2003, 18:30)
Re: wow (Moon Cat, Sep 09, 2003, 20:23)
- Re: wow (anthonyqkiernan, Sep 09, 2003, 20:30)
  - Re: wow (Moon Cat, Sep 09, 2003, 20:32)
    - The Purple Age Of Moon Cat..... (Toni Torino, Sep 10, 2003, 11:12)
Re: What is better than Capitalism? (shamanic miner, Sep 10, 2003, 13:27)

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