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overall surplus is impossible

By "overall surplus" I meant economic growth, in this case, more or less GDP minus ecological depreciation.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 07:54:14 AM EST
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That is not necessarily true. However, it is possible that a lot of human activity replaces ecosystem activity that was more thermodynamically efficient.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Feb 6th, 2010 at 08:02:39 AM EST
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