people keep thinking this "magic bullet" is going to come along and save us from oil. but, i don't tihnk that's going to happen.
upping the prices to discourage consumption works to a point -- and then you start killing off those who are unable to keep up financially. you have people just trying to get by who may be using public transport, don't have a car, and are getting killed on the cost of basic necessities driven up by high fuel prices.
the problem with that is that america's economy is predicated on cheap fuel. take that away, and everything begins to slowly collapse.
i'm not saying that alternative fuels aren't needed, but the rest of us who are actively trying to consume less end up being punished for the overconsumption of others. i'm not saying i'm "carbon neutral" or anything, but if i'm cutting back, and my neighbors aren't -- well, i end up starving because joe bob next door won't give up his fucking Yukon XL or Excursion to cart his fat ass and his coffee 30 miles to work every day.
OTOH, i think that although raising prices to discourage consumption is hard, it doesn't work as well in America as it might elsewhere because we were accustomed to cheap gas for so long. old habits and all that...
i'm with you on the rowling thing. some people are content to sit on their laurels.
others continue to work because they're one of the ones lucky enough to do something they love continue to do so because they enjoy doing it -- and it doesn't hurt that they get paid for it.
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i have a friend who does this. he refurbs and builds boxes out of old parts and cleans them up and donates them.
i'd like to start doing a little of that myself.
i think the parent post wasn't meant seriously.
LOL
do you take your face and hands off every night before you go to bed?
ponderous, man. real ponderous.
how does he type with them? /obligatory
but it also wouldn't surprise me.
there are 2 or 3 brands that i stick to (which are not "designer" brands, but that i prefer because of the way they fit.
like nipples on ABC?
like tits?
people keep thinking this "magic bullet" is going to come along and save us from oil. but, i don't tihnk that's going to happen.
upping the prices to discourage consumption works to a point -- and then you start killing off those who are unable to keep up financially. you have people just trying to get by who may be using public transport, don't have a car, and are getting killed on the cost of basic necessities driven up by high fuel prices.
i agree with you on that, however...
the problem with that is that america's economy is predicated on cheap fuel. take that away, and everything begins to slowly collapse.
i'm not saying that alternative fuels aren't needed, but the rest of us who are actively trying to consume less end up being punished for the overconsumption of others. i'm not saying i'm "carbon neutral" or anything, but if i'm cutting back, and my neighbors aren't -- well, i end up starving because joe bob next door won't give up his fucking Yukon XL or Excursion to cart his fat ass and his coffee 30 miles to work every day.
OTOH, i think that although raising prices to discourage consumption is hard, it doesn't work as well in America as it might elsewhere because we were accustomed to cheap gas for so long. old habits and all that...
me too
it was on mythbusters
both salient points.
interesting point.
and carrot top is funny.
wouldn't that be awkward?
i view them in the same way i view the creationists.
and the creationists are popping out more and more monsters all the time.
people believe a lot of things.
what's more fcuked up is that these idiots are breeding.
fail.
i LOL'ed
i'm with you on the rowling thing. some people are content to sit on their laurels.
others continue to work because they're one of the ones lucky enough to do something they love continue to do so because they enjoy doing it -- and it doesn't hurt that they get paid for it.
it's sad that i'm completely unsurprised by this.
congress assholes affected by the same bullshit legislation they enact?
unpossible! /seriously