[p2p-research] [p2p energy economy] Prosperity without growth

[Michel Bauwens]

flow .. this is exactly what the metacurrency project is about, see
http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/the-philosophy-of-the-meta-currency-project/2009/04/15

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 6:22 AM, marc fawzi <marc.fawzi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Ryan
>
> In my mind it's never about growth per se but about continuous flows... The
> river flows because of accumulation and melting of snow on the mountain top
> (or underground water accumulation from rain) and that's part of a system of
> flows involving heat, water, vapor, and wind (and probably others)
>
> The point is as long as there is a continuous flow of energy in the system
> then you can have prosperity (assuming fair distribution of resources etc)
> ... but at some point you reach a capacity limit (or logistic threshold) and
> you need to either grow the pond or shrink the population.. I vote for
> growing the pond!
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Interesting report...
>>
>> http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/publications.php?id=914
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>> Ryan Lanham
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