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Ceteris Paribus

Probability, entropy, life, stultography, the absurd

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Futurists

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 railwayst

'Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it’ Cute enough but a logical fallacy since learning from the past is in fact the leading cause of repetition. It is a lack of general agreement about which learnings to apply that is stifling progress. Perhaps if we chose instead to learn from the… Continue reading Futurists

Tagged change, climate change, Consumption, energy, futurism, limitsLeave a comment
Poetry

Das ding an sich

August 19, 2017March 27, 2018 railwayst

We make things And then more things That make more things Of every thing We make from every thing The market for A new thing From any thing Since every thing already exists We are really changing Our values #Dasdingansich #consumptionisentropy

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Poetry

Rumours

August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 railwayst

I have started to hear the consequences of my consumption In broad daylight my armoire accuses me of killing an Amazonian frog to create it My iPad, calls to me at night, asking how many acres of habitat were disrupted, in order to mine its contents My batteries cry themselves to sleep, and dream of… Continue reading Rumours

Tagged Capital, Consumption, entropy, liebig, limits, stultocracyLeave a comment
Poetry

Trying

July 26, 2017July 26, 2017 railwayst

I am trying to consume as speedily as possible I was told that my consumption, fuels the economy Which might otherwise run out I continue to believe Everything is infinitely fine Because if I stop the Economy dies taking everything else with it Sustainability becomes a belief that assuages all fault, Because, after all, if… Continue reading Trying

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