The Cost of Living in a Monetized Society.

[bobby1933]

I.P.F., Not Aging, Could Be Causing Breathlessness - The New York TimesSuppose someone you cared about will soon die of an incurable illness.  How would you feel

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[reginaterrae]

Wendell Berry

[bobby1933]

Yes, thank you. :)

[baron_waste]

All the gold in Ancient Rome would not have bought an aspirin tablet.  That something is expensive or unavailable now, is not a valid argument for never discovering or developing it.

[bobby1933]

People who think like me about "change," have always been proved to be fools in the long run. It is also probable that our "long run" is about to run out.

[baron_waste]

That's okay - we've lived to see some amazing things, haven't we?

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights2_dmsp_big.jpg

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1393879/Gemasolar-Power-Plant-The-worlds-solar-power-station-generates-electricity-NIGHT.html

The future is going to be a bit rough, these next fifty years or so, but I think we'll make it.

Remember:  We're ALWAYS “Living in the End Times.”

[I have a little paperback here written by a learned gentleman and published in 1916 that PROVES by Scripture that the Second Coming is nigh, that Jesus is going to appear just any minute now on the battlefield…  of World War I.  Uh huh.  No lie! Bring your autograph books!]

Nota bene or, Tongue Firmly in Cheek

[baron_waste]

I think this would be a splendid venue for public executions.http://www.finetubes.co.uk/uploads/images/gemasolar-2011-2_low_res.jpg... )

[heliopausa]

I like your opening questions. The second situation is (apart from the "indefinitely") simple reality for most of the world, including a good many in supposedly wealthy countries, like the US.