tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859567876135439896.post1313918963606553465..comments2024-03-12T04:56:36.742-04:00Comments on Minimizing Entropy: On the scarcity argument for technologyDMAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10430943593190838423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859567876135439896.post-55450573633786761422011-06-15T15:33:10.172-04:002011-06-15T15:33:10.172-04:00For the record, in my mind many of the principles ...For the record, in my mind many of the principles you embrace/practice in your everyday life are incredibly efficient. You choose to use high quality materials and care for your materials in such a way to minimize waste. Although on occasio...n you have to do a little extra leg work, ultimately you have described your approach as "easy." The regular American lifestyle is bad for the environment and wasteful in large part because it is so inefficient (e.g. disposable materials are not more efficient than reusable materials). Now we just need to figure out how to make a lifestyle like yours easier and more attractive to everyone! There is an environmental economist at UConn who spends some time thinking about these things (http://advance.uconn.edu/2008/080204/08020406.htm) she believes that to help encourage these sorts of behaviors we should push incentives. Great work Darshan! Keep it up!Matthew L.noreply@blogger.com