I've only read a couple of your posts, having recently found you via Twitter. In the late '90s I was a co-moderator of the Ecological Economics list of Communications for a Sustainable Future which was eventually closed by its sponsor U of Colorado. My degree was in Philosophy from NYU, but I dropped out of grad school to earn a living. Between the mid 70's and '89 I was a derivatives expert at EF Hutton, Merrill Lynch (equities), an Ass't Dir. at Merrill's International Bank in FX Options, and at Refco (commodity house & primary dealer for some years). (retired at 45 to organic gardening, forestry, wild mushroom foraging, recreational hiking & x-c skiing, and self study.
Many system scientists agree that the quadrupling of human numbers in the lifespan of living members constitutes "Plague Phase" for a large mammal. These have always ended in population declines, and in our case drastic changes are likely to 'civilization' as we know it.
Some economists have come to see our economy as an energy system which is at risk of involuntary degrowth. A good site by Tim Morgan, former chief strategist for Tullett Prebon, is:
Hello Hans,
I've only read a couple of your posts, having recently found you via Twitter. In the late '90s I was a co-moderator of the Ecological Economics list of Communications for a Sustainable Future which was eventually closed by its sponsor U of Colorado. My degree was in Philosophy from NYU, but I dropped out of grad school to earn a living. Between the mid 70's and '89 I was a derivatives expert at EF Hutton, Merrill Lynch (equities), an Ass't Dir. at Merrill's International Bank in FX Options, and at Refco (commodity house & primary dealer for some years). (retired at 45 to organic gardening, forestry, wild mushroom foraging, recreational hiking & x-c skiing, and self study.
Many system scientists agree that the quadrupling of human numbers in the lifespan of living members constitutes "Plague Phase" for a large mammal. These have always ended in population declines, and in our case drastic changes are likely to 'civilization' as we know it.
Some economists have come to see our economy as an energy system which is at risk of involuntary degrowth. A good site by Tim Morgan, former chief strategist for Tullett Prebon, is:
https://surplusenergyeconomics.wordpress.com
Emphasizing these two major factors along with the other deleterious drivers of system (incl. nature) deterioration and risk seems appropriate.
Cheers on the Downslope,
Steve
Steven B Kurtz
Amherst MA