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Ridley is a proponent of vulgar Cornucopianism. The Cornucopian vs. Malthusian debate is really just two competing cultural narratives: The steady march of progress and free enterprise vs. the world's going to hell in an environmental handbasket.

Nebuchadnezzar (talk)23:15, 13 March 2012

I'm trying to imagine what the compromise between those two ideas would be, but all I can come up with is "the steady march of hell in a free enterprise handbasket."

Star of David.png Radioactive afikomen Please ignore all my awful pre-2014 comments.23:23, 13 March 2012
 

Ridley's book hilariously back-peddles when it reaches the current financial crisis. I still have it, maybe I'll write a review during a break :}

Тysic semper00:26, 14 March 2012

Let me guess, "With notably rare exceptions..."?

Nebuchadnezzar (talk)00:38, 14 March 2012

Heh, yes. His critique of agrarian past-worship is rather good, the rest of the book was MEMES/CAPITALISM!

ТyNo00:40, 14 March 2012
 

"With notably rare exceptions, Japanese nuclear reactors have been secure from earthquakes."

I saw that one and was wondering if it was a serious or joke point?

Scarlet A.pnggnostic01:15, 14 March 2012

Frankly, it actually is a very serious point, and a valid one. Japan has the single highest concentration of earth quakes in the world in an extremely densely populated area. They have 16 nuclear power plants on the main island, and have only had one major accident since the end of US occupation.

isn't that worthy of "with one major exception", which by the way, has not yet caused any lives to be lost, though teh loss of life from the tsunami (which seems so overlooked in the 'hyped' accident) is in the 10s of thousands?

just saying.

Pink mowse.pngGodotoi, putain, genial, merci01:37, 14 March 2012
Ceiling cat.jpg W A R N I N G

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