Humans have fought each other over the years for power. But power for what? Power to control energy -- food, labor, resources -- all these are needed to provide joules for life.
Economists talk about energy as just a commodity but energy is actually above economics.
Today, many people are being killed, jailed, tortured, starved, and chased from their homes so that a few people can waste energy.
The system of cars and sprawl wastes energy by spreading things out and requiring a lot of running back and forth and individual heating and cooling of buildings.
Wouldn't it make more sense to stop the waste before killing to get more?
We have been taught that human tribalism was brutal and modern life is civilized. But can you imagine a tribe throwing all its food in the river and then attacking a neighbor to take theirs?
Economists talk about energy as just a commodity but energy is actually above economics.
Today, many people are being killed, jailed, tortured, starved, and chased from their homes so that a few people can waste energy.
The system of cars and sprawl wastes energy by spreading things out and requiring a lot of running back and forth and individual heating and cooling of buildings.
Wouldn't it make more sense to stop the waste before killing to get more?
We have been taught that human tribalism was brutal and modern life is civilized. But can you imagine a tribe throwing all its food in the river and then attacking a neighbor to take theirs?
