THIS HAS BEEN CHEWED ON AND WILL BE TO THE END OF THIS EARTH AND THIS DREAM CALLED REALITY.....SORRY BUT EVERYTHING BUT ETERNITY ITSELF BECOME EXTINCT THE ??? IS HAVE YOU BEEN BREATHING FULLY AND JOYFULLY THRU ...TO THE VERY LAST MOMENT YOU WILL HAVE????
We cannot deglobalize back to a world of local communities, to wish so is foolish and impractical to the point of social irrelevance. Instead of painting a Utopian vision of the ancient past, we would do much better to control the nature of the way world is interconnected.
@PrometheanRunGood Amen. We need to develop better sources of energy that can be used for transportation and such. This is the futurist in me. I agree that a lot of the 'go local' movement ignores the arc of human time. Our world approaches more and more complexity. I think we need to figure out ways to meet this complexity responsibly. Honestly, I want to see us able to teleport people to different corners of the globe in 200 years.
While I am sympathetic to many of the views of about consumerism and the sustainability of the first world lifestyle, the author of the video draws on a overly romantic vision of local economies in the third world as seen through the lens of western `New Age` spiritualism.
The only thing more ridiculous than listening to a politician talking about economics is listening to economists talking about economics.
How much have Americans lost on the depreciation of automobiles since the Moon landing? When do economists compute that? Economists don't talk about planned obsolescence. The Laws of Physics do not change style and have not since 1969.
They can be as greedy as they want. Their plans will be run straight into the ground when "Peak Oil" comes around. Without oil how will they fuel anything at all? You can't produce diesel, petrol/gasoline, kerosine, ship fuel or anything else without crude oil which is what they're creating wars for. You can't make bitumen either which is used to make roads... there goes transportation and infrastructure! Globalistion will eventually end. Things will become localized. Don't worry.
Internalize the costs involved and the market will localize naturally. Shifting taxes away from income and trade toward land, severance and pollution taxes would internalize market costs. Severance taxes especially.
would be good, but it wont happen in our life. The costs of labour are too high in most western economies comparative to eastern economies e.g 5 cents- $5 in asia, $100-160 in Australia, per day. As for the oil dependancy, do the math. The energy in one barrel of oil is equivalent to the energy produced by a single man giving 25,000 hours of labour. One barrell can be pulled out of the ground for as little as $1 in some middle eastern countries. We follow capitalism, profit means everything.
@jakejakejake89: What you are saying is true about using economies in countries where labor is cheaper. I understand this, as I work in Guatemala where people make 50 cents to $1.00 an hour vs. $8 to $10 an hour in the US, but if we don't start somewhere we all end up working for a bowl of rice a day! How to bring balance to this? That is the question... I am sick of capitalism and the consumer culture and hope we can find The Way.
I hope many of us can fully understand that we are a fault in here, we are not helping our farmers, and our local economy by purchasing imported items. It is all up to US Not the government, not the super markets, big business Tycoons, but us. If we start to buy locally we will be helping our economy our environment and our packets too. After all imported goods are not as fresh as the one that has just being produced a few hours ago and are more likely to have less or free of preservatives.
Current consumer lifestyle is not there to give us happiness, but to keep it just out of reach, so we're always spending and consuming in a futile effort to reach that little bit further - always being allowed to edge that little bit closer, but never actually being allowed to get there.
@ChuffChuffWoo : You said it all and people have been brainwashed into "buying" it! Too bad and so sad; how to change things? LOCALIZE IT?! I'll give it a try!
@CommentsSurvey Have done so - google 'energy4all.coop' and build your own community funded wind farm - like we did at Westmill near Swindon (google Westmill Wind Farm) :-))
@ChuffChuffWoo : Thanks! Quick google search for: Westmill Mk2 - a 5MW solar farm
Largest Solar Farm Ever to be Built in California : TreeHugger
In addition, Cleantech announced last week that it also planned on building a 5-MW solar farm on 40 acres near Mendota, whose energy will be delivered to ...
Welcome to Express Voice.
Don-Bur is now testing the Teardrop MK2 which has several radically altered ...... Between Cologne, the largest US solar rooftop installation in Woodbridge, ...
@ChuffChuffWoo : THANK YOU! Going there NOW! energy4all (dot) co (dot) uk and westmill (dot) coop - How did you end up with no "dot com" at the end of the address? Write me directly at CatherineTodd2 at gmail dot com. THANKS !
THIS HAS BEEN CHEWED ON AND WILL BE TO THE END OF THIS EARTH AND THIS DREAM CALLED REALITY.....SORRY BUT EVERYTHING BUT ETERNITY ITSELF BECOME EXTINCT THE ??? IS HAVE YOU BEEN BREATHING FULLY AND JOYFULLY THRU ...TO THE VERY LAST MOMENT YOU WILL HAVE????
dmpeters 2 weeks ago
we are facing a monumental environmental crisis, watch it now on your iphone,,,, get the realtime human extinction app now..!!!
yandhi216 6 months ago
We cannot deglobalize back to a world of local communities, to wish so is foolish and impractical to the point of social irrelevance. Instead of painting a Utopian vision of the ancient past, we would do much better to control the nature of the way world is interconnected.
All in all, inspiring but ineffective.
PrometheanRunGood 7 months ago
@PrometheanRunGood Amen. We need to develop better sources of energy that can be used for transportation and such. This is the futurist in me. I agree that a lot of the 'go local' movement ignores the arc of human time. Our world approaches more and more complexity. I think we need to figure out ways to meet this complexity responsibly. Honestly, I want to see us able to teleport people to different corners of the globe in 200 years.
mpaone 6 months ago
Just saw the film...
While I am sympathetic to many of the views of about consumerism and the sustainability of the first world lifestyle, the author of the video draws on a overly romantic vision of local economies in the third world as seen through the lens of western `New Age` spiritualism.
PrometheanRunGood 7 months ago
I watched the entire documentry last week.
Well worth watching.
Jodysabc 9 months ago
The only thing more ridiculous than listening to a politician talking about economics is listening to economists talking about economics.
How much have Americans lost on the depreciation of automobiles since the Moon landing? When do economists compute that? Economists don't talk about planned obsolescence. The Laws of Physics do not change style and have not since 1969.
You have to buy a new car to be IN STYLE!
Google "economic wargames"
psikeyhackr 10 months ago
They can be as greedy as they want. Their plans will be run straight into the ground when "Peak Oil" comes around. Without oil how will they fuel anything at all? You can't produce diesel, petrol/gasoline, kerosine, ship fuel or anything else without crude oil which is what they're creating wars for. You can't make bitumen either which is used to make roads... there goes transportation and infrastructure! Globalistion will eventually end. Things will become localized. Don't worry.
CoN0R115 10 months ago
Internalize the costs involved and the market will localize naturally. Shifting taxes away from income and trade toward land, severance and pollution taxes would internalize market costs. Severance taxes especially.
etzel33 11 months ago
Wonderful video and excellent thoughts... can't wait to see the film! Thanks for posting. Made my day and I posted this everywhere. I'm a believer!
CommentsSurvey 1 year ago
would be good, but it wont happen in our life. The costs of labour are too high in most western economies comparative to eastern economies e.g 5 cents- $5 in asia, $100-160 in Australia, per day. As for the oil dependancy, do the math. The energy in one barrel of oil is equivalent to the energy produced by a single man giving 25,000 hours of labour. One barrell can be pulled out of the ground for as little as $1 in some middle eastern countries. We follow capitalism, profit means everything.
jakejakejake89 1 year ago 2
@jakejakejake89: What you are saying is true about using economies in countries where labor is cheaper. I understand this, as I work in Guatemala where people make 50 cents to $1.00 an hour vs. $8 to $10 an hour in the US, but if we don't start somewhere we all end up working for a bowl of rice a day! How to bring balance to this? That is the question... I am sick of capitalism and the consumer culture and hope we can find The Way.
CommentsSurvey 11 months ago
Wow. That takes my breath away. Can't wait to see the whole thing.
IndependentWeStand 1 year ago
I hope many of us can fully understand that we are a fault in here, we are not helping our farmers, and our local economy by purchasing imported items. It is all up to US Not the government, not the super markets, big business Tycoons, but us. If we start to buy locally we will be helping our economy our environment and our packets too. After all imported goods are not as fresh as the one that has just being produced a few hours ago and are more likely to have less or free of preservatives.
lsophial 1 year ago 7
Current consumer lifestyle is not there to give us happiness, but to keep it just out of reach, so we're always spending and consuming in a futile effort to reach that little bit further - always being allowed to edge that little bit closer, but never actually being allowed to get there.
ChuffChuffWoo 1 year ago 5
@ChuffChuffWoo : You said it all and people have been brainwashed into "buying" it! Too bad and so sad; how to change things? LOCALIZE IT?! I'll give it a try!
CommentsSurvey 1 year ago
@CommentsSurvey Have done so - google 'energy4all.coop' and build your own community funded wind farm - like we did at Westmill near Swindon (google Westmill Wind Farm) :-))
ChuffChuffWoo 11 months ago 2
@ChuffChuffWoo : THANK YOU! Going there NOW! energy4all (dot) co (dot) uk
CommentsSurvey 11 months ago
@CommentsSurvey ...err dont know how the site designer did the address - but watch this space for Westmlii Mk2 - a 5MW solar farm..... :-)))
ChuffChuffWoo 11 months ago
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CommentsSurvey 11 months ago
@ChuffChuffWoo : Thanks! Quick google search for: Westmill Mk2 - a 5MW solar farm
Largest Solar Farm Ever to be Built in California : TreeHugger
In addition, Cleantech announced last week that it also planned on building a 5-MW solar farm on 40 acres near Mendota, whose energy will be delivered to ...
Welcome to Express Voice.
Don-Bur is now testing the Teardrop MK2 which has several radically altered ...... Between Cologne, the largest US solar rooftop installation in Woodbridge, ...
CommentsSurvey 11 months ago
@ChuffChuffWoo : THANK YOU! Going there NOW! energy4all (dot) co (dot) uk and westmill (dot) coop - How did you end up with no "dot com" at the end of the address? Write me directly at CatherineTodd2 at gmail dot com. THANKS !
CommentsSurvey 11 months ago
It is to late, most of our prime farmlands are being developed for condo's.
The world food supply is 70% controlled by ConAgra,Tyson Foods, Inc. , Cargill Foods.
We have lost the war before we became aware of disreputable people controlling our food supply.
BILL278 1 year ago 2
De-centralisation is absolutely vital.
Thanks for uploading this.
PersianPaladin 1 year ago