an even more frightening perspective

[Shirley]

i hate to beat a dead horse, but nothing is going to “fix” the problem without changes to our patterns of consumption

as an example, demand for beef is at an all-time high! led by the US of course. i’m not saying we shouldn’t be allowed to eat meat, but c’mon…all-time high? ridiculous

And, like energy,, as the inhabitants of previously "poor" countries raise their standard of living, their consumption of meat increases.

[KUTradition]

i hate to beat a dead horse, but nothing is going to “fix” the problem without changes to our patterns of consumption

as an example, demand for beef is at an all-time high! led by the US of course. i’m not saying we shouldn’t be allowed to eat meat, but c’mon…all-time high? ridiculous

And, like energy,, as the inhabitants of previously "poor" countries raise their standard of living, their consumption of meat increases.

yes, exactly

[TDub]

shh...plug your ears close your eyes. this will all go away

[KUTradition]

just move to Paradise, CA…all your troubles will disappear (in flames and smoke, again)

[Sparko]

The brain is voracious in its need for calories and sends us on quests to sate its epic needs. Lately not as many. The red hats seemed to have curbed some things

[Back2Lawrence]

Let’s just make sure we keep most countries poor then. As long as my commodities prices stay cheap, and my investments keep increasing in value, I don’t care what’s happening ‘there’. Or here, really. Speaking of, I had to tip my Olive Garden server 11% last night, as they never brought my Alfredo for my breadsticks that I asked for.

Fuck that server! But at least my Darden stock might go up today!

[Shirley]

Let’s just make sure we keep most countries poor then. As long as my commodities prices stay cheap, and my investments keep increasing in value, I don’t care what’s happening ‘there’. Or here, really. Speaking of, I had to tip my Olive Garden server 11% last night, as they never brought my Alfredo for my breadsticks that I asked for.

Fuck that server! But at least my Darden stock might go up today!

^^^

One should never underestimate what can be accomplished with an inexhaustible supply of slave labor.

[KUTradition]

Let’s just make sure we keep most countries poor then. As long as my commodities prices stay cheap, and my investments keep increasing in value, I don’t care what’s happening ‘there’. Or here, really. Speaking of, I had to tip my Olive Garden server 11% last night, as they never brought my Alfredo for my breadsticks that I asked for.

Fuck that server! But at least my Darden stock might go up today!

channeling your inner mich

well done!

[Back2Lawrence]

lol. Thanks for reminding me why I stay off this side of the boards for the most part.

Oh, and for the record, more ‘ridiculous’ than ‘Murica eating more beef than ever is the fact that the Beef industry has been consolidated into the hands of primarily non-us companies. Specifically, Brazilian owned firms. Maybe Murican farmers are the slaves now.

But I digress. Probably as a cause of this meat coma I’m in after my Monday lunch.

[KUTradition]

jfc

https://www.theguardian.com/business/ar ... s-spending

why are “we” continuing to give the petroleum industry more money?

[dolomite]

i hate to beat a dead horse, but nothing is going to “fix” the problem without changes to our patterns of consumption

as an example, demand for beef is at an all-time high! led by the US of course. i’m not saying we shouldn’t be allowed to eat meat, but c’mon…all-time high? ridiculous

And, like energy,, as the inhabitants of previously "poor" countries raise their standard of living, their consumption of meat increases.

Weird, because my consumption of beef has declined as my net worth has risen.?

[KUTradition]

you live in a developing country?

huh…

[dolomite]

you live in a developing country?

huh…

I would say that my country (the U.S.) is not fully developed, so yes.

[KUTradition]

lol

you do you

[Overlander]

i hate to beat a dead horse, but nothing is going to “fix” the problem without changes to our patterns of consumption

as an example, demand for beef is at an all-time high! led by the US of course. i’m not saying we shouldn’t be allowed to eat meat, but c’mon…all-time high? ridiculous

And, like energy,, as the inhabitants of previously "poor" countries raise their standard of living, their consumption of meat increases.

my net worth has risen.?

Under the Biden regime?

[Shirley]

Paradise by John Prine

[dolomite]

And, like energy,, as the inhabitants of previously "poor" countries raise their standard of living, their consumption of meat increases.

my net worth has risen.?

Under the Biden regime?

Longer term than that

[KUTradition]

Study uncovers nearly quarter of Congress members doubt fundamental scientific fact: 'It's definitely concerning'

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-busin ... ngress-us/

[dolomite]

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ww ... gGxbVWLdmv

I’m reading an interesting book by Bjorn Lomborg, “False Alarm “ about how climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet
.
P.S. Trad, you’re gonna love this book!
. .

[MICHHAWK]

they told me that the planet is going to do what the planet is going to do.