Sobre o Pico do Petróleo

Nobody disagrees that a problem is approaching to which there is no solution beyond accepting the naturally imposed limits of the physical system within which we live. Nobody disagrees. Except the economists. But they're idiots. Claiming that if people want a commodity badly enough then other people will find a way to supply it even if the raw materials no longer exist. If we all wanted a pet dodo the Market would supply us.

Jim Bliss is a philosopher, writer and (currently non-practising) engineer. He blogs at 'Where There Were No Doors' and acts as a freelance consultant on all manner of stuff. He tries to be a realist, however unpopular that makes him.