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Overpopulation problems, need management
On Tue, 08 May 2012 16:26:29 -0400, Oscar wrote:
Is it good enough for man? Donny says his little island is suffering from a population decline. That can't be good. ======= Why not? It's good for the folks who like things the way they are. The only ones who need a steady increase in population are those who have bought into the urban consumerist mentality. If you know how to subsist from the land, and obviously the early settlers did, why do you need a growing population? The early settlers in New England all tended towards large families because that was the fashion of the day and it was good to have extra hands working the farm. By the early 1800s however there was no longer enough land to go around and that is when the great westward migration began. By the mid 1800s the industrial revolution was in full swing and it was no longer necessary to own land to make a living. That is when the notion of population growth leading to economic growth began to take hold. If you reverse all that and go back to an agricultural economy with a smaller population, a state of equilibrium can be reached for those who are happy with that life style. |
Overpopulation problems, need management
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Overpopulation problems, need management
On 5/8/2012 10:15 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Tue, 08 May 2012 16:26:29 -0400, wrote: Is it good enough for man? Donny says his little island is suffering from a population decline. That can't be good. ======= Why not? It's good for the folks who like things the way they are. The only ones who need a steady increase in population are those who have bought into the urban consumerist mentality. If you know how to subsist from the land, and obviously the early settlers did, why do you need a growing population? The early settlers in New England all tended towards large families because that was the fashion of the day and it was good to have extra hands working the farm. By the early 1800s however there was no longer enough land to go around and that is when the great westward migration began. By the mid 1800s the industrial revolution was in full swing and it was no longer necessary to own land to make a living. That is when the notion of population growth leading to economic growth began to take hold. If you reverse all that and go back to an agricultural economy with a smaller population, a state of equilibrium can be reached for those who are happy with that life style. That looks like where Donny's little island is headed. Donny might even outlive the solvency of his pension fund. Should he obtain a plot of land and start a potato patch to keep himself afloat? |
Overpopulation problems, need management
On Wed, 09 May 2012 09:53:04 -0400, Oscar wrote:
On 5/8/2012 10:15 PM, Wayne B wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2012 16:26:29 -0400, wrote: Is it good enough for man? Donny says his little island is suffering from a population decline. That can't be good. ======= Why not? It's good for the folks who like things the way they are. The only ones who need a steady increase in population are those who have bought into the urban consumerist mentality. If you know how to subsist from the land, and obviously the early settlers did, why do you need a growing population? The early settlers in New England all tended towards large families because that was the fashion of the day and it was good to have extra hands working the farm. By the early 1800s however there was no longer enough land to go around and that is when the great westward migration began. By the mid 1800s the industrial revolution was in full swing and it was no longer necessary to own land to make a living. That is when the notion of population growth leading to economic growth began to take hold. If you reverse all that and go back to an agricultural economy with a smaller population, a state of equilibrium can be reached for those who are happy with that life style. That looks like where Donny's little island is headed. Donny might even outlive the solvency of his pension fund. Should he obtain a plot of land and start a potato patch to keep himself afloat? ==== Couldn't hurt. Growing some of your own food (or catching it) has sort of a very primal satisfaction associated with it. |
Overpopulation problems, need management
On 5/9/12 11:54 AM, Wayne B wrote:
On Wed, 09 May 2012 09:53:04 -0400, wrote: On 5/8/2012 10:15 PM, Wayne B wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2012 16:26:29 -0400, wrote: Is it good enough for man? Donny says his little island is suffering from a population decline. That can't be good. ======= Why not? It's good for the folks who like things the way they are. The only ones who need a steady increase in population are those who have bought into the urban consumerist mentality. If you know how to subsist from the land, and obviously the early settlers did, why do you need a growing population? The early settlers in New England all tended towards large families because that was the fashion of the day and it was good to have extra hands working the farm. By the early 1800s however there was no longer enough land to go around and that is when the great westward migration began. By the mid 1800s the industrial revolution was in full swing and it was no longer necessary to own land to make a living. That is when the notion of population growth leading to economic growth began to take hold. If you reverse all that and go back to an agricultural economy with a smaller population, a state of equilibrium can be reached for those who are happy with that life style. That looks like where Donny's little island is headed. Donny might even outlive the solvency of his pension fund. Should he obtain a plot of land and start a potato patch to keep himself afloat? ==== Couldn't hurt. Growing some of your own food (or catching it) has sort of a very primal satisfaction associated with it. You obviously are promoting the sort of snotty sarcasm you claim to dislike. |
Overpopulation problems, need management
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Overpopulation problems, need management
On 5/9/2012 12:01 PM, X ` Man wrote:
On 5/9/12 11:54 AM, Wayne B wrote: On Wed, 09 May 2012 09:53:04 -0400, wrote: On 5/8/2012 10:15 PM, Wayne B wrote: On Tue, 08 May 2012 16:26:29 -0400, wrote: Is it good enough for man? Donny says his little island is suffering from a population decline. That can't be good. ======= Why not? It's good for the folks who like things the way they are. The only ones who need a steady increase in population are those who have bought into the urban consumerist mentality. If you know how to subsist from the land, and obviously the early settlers did, why do you need a growing population? The early settlers in New England all tended towards large families because that was the fashion of the day and it was good to have extra hands working the farm. By the early 1800s however there was no longer enough land to go around and that is when the great westward migration began. By the mid 1800s the industrial revolution was in full swing and it was no longer necessary to own land to make a living. That is when the notion of population growth leading to economic growth began to take hold. If you reverse all that and go back to an agricultural economy with a smaller population, a state of equilibrium can be reached for those who are happy with that life style. That looks like where Donny's little island is headed. Donny might even outlive the solvency of his pension fund. Should he obtain a plot of land and start a potato patch to keep himself afloat? ==== Couldn't hurt. Growing some of your own food (or catching it) has sort of a very primal satisfaction associated with it. You obviously are promoting the sort of snotty sarcasm you claim to dislike. Go suck on a turd. You don't like Wayne. You don't like me. You don't like John. You don't like Greg. You don't like Scott. You don't like Bert. You don't like Cannuck. You don't like Ibooger.Am I missing anyone? You tolerate Slammer. No one in his right mind tolerates him. You tolerate Don because he gives you someone to play off of. You tolerate anyone who will tolerate you because without them you have no one to talk WITH. |
Overpopulation problems, need management
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Overpopulation problems, need management
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