Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On 30/10/2024 14:15, Scott Lurndal wrote:

The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> writes:

On 29/10/2024 22:22, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

On 2024-10-29, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
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The cornucopians think there will always be a technological fix. Someday
they will reach into the hat to pull out the next rabbit and find out
there ain't no more rabbits.

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"Cornucopians" - love it.  That's a keeper.
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It's a well known term for a clearly defined set of people who - lacking
any STEM knowledge themselves - confidently predict that technology will
save them, resources will never run out and the only limit is human
imagination.
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They are similar to the Greens in their adherence to faith based
arguments based on no facts whatsoever.
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They tend to be American, because the USA is probably the richest nation

 The "D" cornucopian troll appears to be an unhappy swede.
 

Really?
Sweden is going more right wing these days - nuclear power, fuck the muslims, and so on.
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