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Ghost Dog

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1. Bulk of humanity don't matter, is dispensable, once

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 09:28 PM

Oct 2019

you've made it into the elite, brother.

It's called "civilisation",. However much energy you have power over, as elite, it should always be more than that of all peasants and proles combined.

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Constraints on global mean sea level during Pliocene warmth: Sea level was 16-17 meters higher. [View all] NNadir Oct 2019 OP

Bulk of humanity don't matter, is dispensable, once Ghost Dog Oct 2019 #1

Regrettably, that's true. The distribution of energy, like other forms of wealth, is very... NNadir Oct 2019 #3

Yes. Energy, and organisation (negative entropy) is the basis Ghost Dog Oct 2019 #4

My pleasure. Thanks for reading. n/t. NNadir Oct 2019 #5

I remember when they said nuclear was going to be our saviour. Eko Oct 2019 #2