re: #21 jaunte

“Only one rational path is open to us—simultaneous de-development of the [overdeveloped countries] and semi-development of the underdeveloped countries (UDC’s), in order to approach a decent and ecologically sustainable standard of living for all in between. By de-development we mean lower per-capita energy consumption, fewer gadgets, and the abolition of planned obsolescence.”

- John Holdren and Paul Ehrlich, “Introduction,” in Holdren and Ehrlich, eds., Global Ecology, 1971, p. 3.

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Of course, we will still need a group of wise men to lead us….and, they will need their gadgets and technology and limos and private jets and big carbon munching mansions, etc, etc….you know, so they can rule over us with benevolence and love.