When people insist, as so many of them do, that of course we'll overcome the limits to growth and every other obstacle to our allegedly preordained destiny out there among the stars, all that means is that they have a… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
“There are two common and complementary mistakes, which have been made over and over again concerning spirits by people in the Western world. The… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
EROEI [energy returned on energy invested, or net energy] is to a civilization what gross profit is to a business, the source of the… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
“[T]he ideals and desires of the majority define the structure of society as it is; a would-be mass movement that pursues a different path… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
Authenticity is about where it comes from; validity is about whether it works. — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
... the future is under no obligation to wait patiently while we get ready for it. — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
There’s no such thing as technology in the singular, only technologies in the plural. — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
“It’s unfashionable these days to notice that a great many human beings have had, and continue to have, experiences that they describe as interactions… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
I've long suspected that one of the reasons why human beings haven't yet figured out how to carry on a conversation with bottlenosed porpoises,… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
When people insist, as so many of them do, that of course we'll overcome the limits to growth and every other obstacle to our… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
Science, at its core, is simply a method of practical logic that tests hypotheses against experience. Scientism, by contrast, is the worldview and value… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
“What tends to be forgotten, amid all the cheerleading for today’s technology, is that people in ancient times might have lacked our current theoretical… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
“Hardin, Garrett, Filters Against Folly (New York: Penguin, 1985).” — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
It's still popular to ... insist that globalization is a rising tide that lifts all boats, but the hard reality is that the last… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
One the one hand, our economists treat human beings as rational actors making choices to maximize their own economic benefit. On the other hand,… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
Between the poor and any appreciation for modern science stands a wall made of failed schools, defunded libraries, denied opportunities, and the systematic use… — John Michael Greer Copy Share Image
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