Some simple facts about the future people would rather not face

Started by Cain, July 16, 2011, 06:16:24 PM

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East Coast Hustle

Rabid Colostomy Hole Jammer of the Coming Apocalypse™

The Devil is in the details; God is in the nuance.


Some yahoo yelled at me, saying 'GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH', and I thought, "I'm feeling generous today.  Why not BOTH?"


Mesozoic Mister Nigel

"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


President Television

Do points #1 and #2 together mean that funding education is actually a bad idea? Or am I reading this wrong?
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Cain

No, because most modern economies rely on financialisation and the extension of the tertiary sector for economic growth, not industralisation.

Reginald Ret

Quote from: President Television on November 29, 2014, 11:58:16 PM
Do points #1 and #2 together mean that funding education is actually a bad idea? Or am I reading this wrong?
What makes you think education increases efficiency? Efficiency comes from obedience, obedience comes from trust, trust comes from ignorance.
Lord Byron: "Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves."

Nigel saying the wisest words ever uttered: "It's just a suffix."

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Cain

Quote from: Reginald Ret (07/05/1983 - 06/11/2014) on November 30, 2014, 10:11:23 AM
Quote from: President Television on November 29, 2014, 11:58:16 PM
Do points #1 and #2 together mean that funding education is actually a bad idea? Or am I reading this wrong?
What makes you think education increases efficiency? Efficiency comes from obedience, obedience comes from trust, trust comes from ignorance.


Reginald Ret

Quote from: Cain on November 30, 2014, 10:27:15 AM
Quote from: Reginald Ret (07/05/1983 - 06/11/2014) on November 30, 2014, 10:11:23 AM
Quote from: President Television on November 29, 2014, 11:58:16 PM
Do points #1 and #2 together mean that funding education is actually a bad idea? Or am I reading this wrong?
What makes you think education increases efficiency? Efficiency comes from obedience, obedience comes from trust, trust comes from ignorance.


Awww i was kinda having fun with that line of reasoning. :(
Lord Byron: "Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves."

Nigel saying the wisest words ever uttered: "It's just a suffix."

"The worst forum ever" "The most mediocre forum on the internet" "The dumbest forum on the internet" "The most retarded forum on the internet" "The lamest forum on the internet" "The coolest forum on the internet"

xXRon_Paul_42016Xxx(weed)

Add on to all of this, soil degradation, climate change caused reduction in crop yields, god knows what negative impact peak oil will have on agriculture and food distribution and the fact that we are running out of water.

This is shaping up to be a fun century.

Reginald Ret

Quote from: Reginald Ret (07/05/1983 - 06/11/2014) on November 30, 2014, 02:11:44 PM
Quote from: Cain on November 30, 2014, 10:27:15 AM
Quote from: Reginald Ret (07/05/1983 - 06/11/2014) on November 30, 2014, 10:11:23 AM
Quote from: President Television on November 29, 2014, 11:58:16 PM
Do points #1 and #2 together mean that funding education is actually a bad idea? Or am I reading this wrong?
What makes you think education increases efficiency? Efficiency comes from obedience, obedience comes from trust, trust comes from ignorance.


Awww i was kinda having fun with that line of reasoning. :(
Another (weak) argument: Students tend to be rebellious. Without universities there are no students.
Lord Byron: "Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves."

Nigel saying the wisest words ever uttered: "It's just a suffix."

"The worst forum ever" "The most mediocre forum on the internet" "The dumbest forum on the internet" "The most retarded forum on the internet" "The lamest forum on the internet" "The coolest forum on the internet"

Demolition Squid

You do not need a formal system of higher learning to be a 'student'. It certainly helps, but it is not necessary.
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Reginald Ret

Quote from: Demolition Squid on December 01, 2014, 06:25:01 AM
You do not need a formal system of higher learning to be a 'student'. It certainly helps, but it is not necessary.
:argh!: Fuck you and your 'logic'!
Lord Byron: "Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves."

Nigel saying the wisest words ever uttered: "It's just a suffix."

"The worst forum ever" "The most mediocre forum on the internet" "The dumbest forum on the internet" "The most retarded forum on the internet" "The lamest forum on the internet" "The coolest forum on the internet"