Simon Michaux: "The Arcadians" | The Great Simplification #49
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Dec 14, 2022
Show Summary: On this episode, mining and geology expert Simon Michaux returns to give a preliminary framework for responses to the coming energy and material constraints described in the previous episode. This includes both practical thoughts for how to organize communities around resources and also a shift in mindset from short term to long-term and from competition to cooperation. How do we simultaneously lay out all of the biophysical constraints on the table so that we can begin preparing for and adapting to a changing future? About Simon Michaux: Dr. Simon Michaux is an Associate Professor of Geometallurgy at the Geological Survey of Finland. He has a PhD in mining engineering. Dr. Michaux’s long-term work is on societal transformation toward a circular economy.
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So well worth the watch. I might quibble with tiny bits, like that 100% of our food must soon come from within XX km--that wasn't true 400 years ago so why would it be true now? Europeans drank coffee that came on ships with sails. There is already at one sailing ship delivering coffee. But overall, lots of good thoughts, too much to summarize--my prime takeaway is pretty upbeat, Michaux saying that the number of people and even governments talking about these things is rising fast, which is my impression as well. However, I suspect these ideas may be suppressed in some places because the Arcadians' prescription, for a lower level of consumption in a more cooperative and equal world, will not suit some powerful people who will prefer the alternative--a world where current arrangements and lifestyle continue for a small segment of society while the rest are abandoned or enslaved--I think one reason for US wars is to leave destroyed countries where entities going in to take resources will find no effective resistance.