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Environment & Energy

hunter

(38,309 posts)

4. "Markets" exist only in our heads.

Reply to NoOneMan (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 07:46 PM

Jan 2013

If humans were motivated to behave the same way we now behave by space aliens controlling us with green laser beams from the ninth dimension, the adverse consequence would be exactly the same as those we blame on "The Market."

"The Market" is EXACTLY the same as any other human religion. People will do crazy destructive and self-destructive things for other religions too.

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The Market and Mother Nature [View all] Gregorian Jan 2013 OP

We can survive (bail out) the market. We go against Mother Nature at our peril. RickFromMN Jan 2013 #1

We are Mother Nature tama Jan 2013 #2

I hate to disagree with you. We are not Mother Nature. We are not indispensable. RickFromMN Jan 2013 #7

I can't express the relation in English tama Jan 2013 #9

You have a much better understanding of English and English is my native (and sadly) only language! RickFromMN Jan 2013 #10

I usually say it this way GliderGuider Jan 2013 #11

Ollaan luontoa tama Jan 2013 #12

Markets are anchored to the biophysical world. NoOneMan Jan 2013 #3

"Markets" exist only in our heads. hunter Jan 2013 #4

Excellent points ... Nihil Jan 2013 #5

The purpose of a military is for personal security and to defend and/or obtain property rights. RickFromMN Jan 2013 #8

There is no real-world bottleneck, except what we artificially create, as witnessed by what happens RickFromMN Jan 2013 #6

It's hard to put an actuarial value on natural resources. raouldukelives Jan 2013 #13

Given that it's Friedman, I'd guess the next six to 12 months will be critical in climate policy . . hatrack Jan 2013 #14