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Mark Thompson
Guest
> and the standard of living is less.
Everything I've read (apart from that which is obviously bunk) says the
standard of living will be (way) higher, just transport/energy may cost a
little more.
Worldwide, the standard of living in 50 years time will be w-a-y higher,
tho that's partly 'cos it's starting from a low base.
I haven't yet read anything that suggests otherwise.
What got me was that the bleakest scenario was quite clearly a load of
tosh, whilst the opposite 'extreme' seemed fairly reasonable[1] in it's
outlook.
To be equally far-fetched, Optimistic should have been more like 'A clean,
free and never-ending source of energy is found, the current world order is
overthrown and mankind lives in an age of peace and plenty, where lambs
play amongst -recently turned vegetarian- lions.'
[1] Admittedly from reading the article rather than the full report.
Everything I've read (apart from that which is obviously bunk) says the
standard of living will be (way) higher, just transport/energy may cost a
little more.
Worldwide, the standard of living in 50 years time will be w-a-y higher,
tho that's partly 'cos it's starting from a low base.
I haven't yet read anything that suggests otherwise.
What got me was that the bleakest scenario was quite clearly a load of
tosh, whilst the opposite 'extreme' seemed fairly reasonable[1] in it's
outlook.
To be equally far-fetched, Optimistic should have been more like 'A clean,
free and never-ending source of energy is found, the current world order is
overthrown and mankind lives in an age of peace and plenty, where lambs
play amongst -recently turned vegetarian- lions.'
[1] Admittedly from reading the article rather than the full report.