tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post1115229035516004142..comments2024-03-28T00:20:01.688-05:00Comments on Little Blog In The Big Woods: Hey, ho, nobody home.Greenpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-59541093618817788572008-09-22T12:03:00.000-05:002008-09-22T12:03:00.000-05:00Brian - a serious question, and a difficult one. ...Brian - a serious question, and a difficult one. I think the answers are rather personal, at this point.<BR/><BR/>My own is this: If I were THERE, on the site; could I see the misery, and not do all I could to ease it? And my answer for that is; no, I couldn't.<BR/><BR/>From there, I get to- how could I behave differently, just because the pain is out of sight?<BR/><BR/>My own answer is- as a humane person, stop the present anguish; then work for stability.<BR/><BR/>Even from cold, distant perspective, I think that approach makes at least as much sense as "let them die off to a level they can sustain."<BR/><BR/>From many standpoints, the die-off choice could be hugely more destructive, not only in terms of human pain, but in terms of the long-term carrying capacity of the ecosystems involved.<BR/><BR/>My beliefs. All very difficult. I'm a "food biologist", too- your friend is right, the UK is over local carrying capacity- most places are. On the other hand, they currently have negative population growth rate- as does much of Europe. If all the idiot economists die off soon (highly likely right now!) perhaps we can get people to recognize that as wonderful.Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-65011862042927698172008-09-22T06:58:00.000-05:002008-09-22T06:58:00.000-05:00I'm going to ask an open ended question here, one ...I'm going to ask an open ended question here, one that I don't necessarily have an answer to, but I think needs to be asked when talking about sending aid to places like East Africa.<BR/><BR/>By sending aid, are we just serving to continue the problem by artificially sustaining populations who live in areas where the land just can't support them?<BR/><BR/>I met a food biologist on the weekend who informed me that even countries such as the UK couldn't sustain their current population internally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703718837080088488.post-78423097906803071072008-09-19T15:16:00.000-05:002008-09-19T15:16:00.000-05:00I agree that the financial situation in the U.S. i...I agree that the financial situation in the U.S. is not just a U.S. problem. Since a lot of other countries have stocks, options, whatever in the companies that are in trouble, there are connections around the globe that aren't always easy to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com