In particular, mineral wealth is not likely to replace lost services from living ecosystems to any great extent.
When I say wealth I am, of course, not speaking of a specific kind of wealth but overall prosperity. In the same way that a wealthy individual has a more diverse set of options than a hobo does.
Wealth equals flexibility and options.
If you can tell me how mineral wealth from the asteroids
I deliberately did get into specifics.
I can't _tell_ you anymore than I could have told you in 1840 how we were going to run our lamps in light (har) of the 'disappearing whales' problem, or in 1880 how we'd handle the horse manure problem if cities kept growing and growing.
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Date: 2009-11-16 01:54 pm (UTC)When I say wealth I am, of course, not speaking of a specific kind of wealth but overall prosperity. In the same way that a wealthy individual has a more diverse set of options than a hobo does.
Wealth equals flexibility and options.
If you can tell me how mineral wealth from the asteroids
I deliberately did get into specifics.
I can't _tell_ you anymore than I could have told you in 1840 how we were going to run our lamps in light (har) of the 'disappearing whales' problem, or in 1880 how we'd handle the horse manure problem if cities kept growing and growing.
I have faith that something will come along.