tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859567876135439896.post7163126152559582255..comments2024-03-12T04:56:36.742-04:00Comments on Minimizing Entropy: On bridging the macro and microDMAKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10430943593190838423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2859567876135439896.post-24844574843735762652011-06-15T15:31:43.811-04:002011-06-15T15:31:43.811-04:00I think many problems can be solved with the micro...I think many problems can be solved with the micro approach and I applaud your efforts on this front. I believe you have done an amazing job addressing an effective micro approach. In regard for the need for a macro approach, I think the of...ten mentioned Jevon's paradox is relevant. Here is an illustration of my concern: let's say 90% of people reduce their impact to nearly nothing. This reduces the demand for energy and resources, which drop their price and like in Jevon's paradox people will find a way to be more wasteful. So if the 10% of people left over decide to use the affordable energy and resources 10 times more, we have ultimately had no net effect. I think if there aren't economic incentives for changing our behavior there will always be the danger of that careless minority exploiting the opportunity to be wasteful.Matthew L.noreply@blogger.com