Re:Fruit Trenches: Cultivating Subtropical Plants in Freezin...
by hutzlibu on Saturday April 18, 2020 @04:38AM
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"Think about that for a second -- your garage is housing the equivalent of 120 horses. How much "labor" is that?"
Not it is not. A horse needs food, also if it is idle. A car does not.
And labour does not equal energy. The advancement of humanity did happen, because we found other energy sources and apply them, so machines can do the hard labour.
(now it is a struggle to adjust that system, but I believe globally the sun is excessively shining to provide all the energy we need)
"I'm a developer not a farmer, but the systems-level thinking I've seen in the permaculture community is extremely fascinating"
And to this I agree very much, but I would still rather bet on more traditional ways of feeding the world.
Not it is not. A horse needs food, also if it is idle. A car does not.
And labour does not equal energy. The advancement of humanity did happen, because we found other energy sources and apply them, so machines can do the hard labour.
(now it is a struggle to adjust that system, but I believe globally the sun is excessively shining to provide all the energy we need)
"I'm a developer not a farmer, but the systems-level thinking I've seen in the permaculture community is extremely fascinating"
And to this I agree very much, but I would still rather bet on more traditional ways of feeding the world.