Sunil Sadanandan
so he asks ... are you familiar with Julian Simon?
a) he is the guy who won the "Simon–Ehrlich wager" proving that paul ehrlich is a low grade, cultish, moron.
2) wrote the ultimate resource and the state of humanity
(if you can FIND a copy, either is worth reading)
THE POINT is that if you ONLY focus on today, you can make any point. But the trends, like this book ... are generally in the right direction.
China and India over the last 50 years are perfect examples.
ONE of his essays .. I really need to find the title ... talks about "RUNNING OUT OF <insert any natural resource>"
He has data on every element that we mine: proven reserves vs yearly use. AKA - how many years that we have left.
AND THEN points out, that proven reserves INCREASE, and has a chart of how much of that element exists in the crust. AKA when reserves get LOW, we just work harder.
WE will never run out of anything. We wont survive long enough to even come close.
REally helped change my world view to more "optimistic".
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