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Joe Tainter: “Surplus, Complexity, and Simplification”

The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens

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Is There a Way to Solve Problems Without Using More Energy?

Is there a way to solve problems without using more energy? Well, I suppose you could stop doing certain things. You could curtail some activities in favor of others. But it seems to involve simply reducing the energy cost somewhere else. People won't accept a life of lower consumption when they can't see that it will do them individually any good.

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