Curt Doolittle

Theme: Externalities

  • The “Dirty World” and Pollution

    The reason indians east asians produce the vast majority of ocean waste (plastics) is that here are more people in the “Dirty World” than in the rest of the world combined. So when I tell you that there is only one problem in the world and it is the population of that region, that is why. Apr 23, 2018 10:26am

  • The “Dirty World” and Pollution

    The reason indians east asians produce the vast majority of ocean waste (plastics) is that here are more people in the “Dirty World” than in the rest of the world combined. So when I tell you that there is only one problem in the world and it is the population of that region, that is why. Apr 23, 2018 10:26am

  • Just to ponder, all polities go thru the same cycle, in that they pollute like h

    Just to ponder, all polities go thru the same cycle, in that they pollute like hell during industrialization, then once they produce a sufficiently large middle class, the middle class objects to the pollution and the polity reduces pollution. In this sense, “cleanliness is a luxury of wealth”.

    It’s just a very desirable luxury. That like all other luxuries, we tend to evolve into a consumer commodity. At which point we forget the process we went through to get there.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-04-23 12:35:00 UTC

  • The reason indians east asians produce the vast majority of ocean waste (plastic

    The reason indians east asians produce the vast majority of ocean waste (plastics) is that here are more people in the “Dirty World” than in the rest of the world combined. So when I tell you that there is only one problem in the world and it is the population of that region, that is why.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-04-23 10:26:00 UTC

  • Untitled

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4970214/95-plastic-oceans-comes-just-TEN-rivers.html

    Source date (UTC): 2018-04-22 21:11:00 UTC

  • Pareto Principle At Work (Power Law)

    THE PARETO PRINCIPLE AT WORK (A POWER LAW) by Noah J Revoy The worst 20% of the group creates 80% of the negative externalities. The worst 20% of that subgroup causes 80% of that groups negative externalities. Another way to say that is: Out of a population of 326 million people living in USA, 13 million (4%) create 64% of the harmful externalities. The best 20% of the group creates 80% of the positive externalities. The best 20% of that subgroup causes 80% of that groups positive externalities. Another way to say that is: Out of a population of 326 million people living in the USA, 13 million (4%) create 64% of the beneficial externalities. THe people at the bottom aren’t just unproductive, they’re harmful.

  • Pareto Principle At Work (Power Law)

    THE PARETO PRINCIPLE AT WORK (A POWER LAW) by Noah J Revoy The worst 20% of the group creates 80% of the negative externalities. The worst 20% of that subgroup causes 80% of that groups negative externalities. Another way to say that is: Out of a population of 326 million people living in USA, 13 million (4%) create 64% of the harmful externalities. The best 20% of the group creates 80% of the positive externalities. The best 20% of that subgroup causes 80% of that groups positive externalities. Another way to say that is: Out of a population of 326 million people living in the USA, 13 million (4%) create 64% of the beneficial externalities. THe people at the bottom aren’t just unproductive, they’re harmful.

  • THE PARETO PRINCIPLE AT WORK (A POWER LAW) by Noah J Revoy The worst 20% of the

    THE PARETO PRINCIPLE AT WORK (A POWER LAW)

    by Noah J Revoy

    The worst 20% of the group creates 80% of the negative externalities.

    The worst 20% of that subgroup causes 80% of that groups negative externalities.

    Another way to say that is: Out of a population of 326 million people living in USA, 13 million (4%) create 64% of the harmful externalities.

    The best 20% of the group creates 80% of the positive externalities.

    The best 20% of that subgroup causes 80% of that groups positive externalities.

    Another way to say that is: Out of a population of 326 million people living in the USA, 13 million (4%) create 64% of the beneficial externalities.

    THe people at the bottom aren’t just unproductive, they’re harmful.

    Source date (UTC): 2018-04-21 09:19:00 UTC

  • —“what Is Your Opinion on Teen Sex?”—

    As always, the problem is not sex, but causes and consequences: (a) pregnancy – and the damage this does to not only you, the child, but the society that must pay for your mistakes, (b) and single motherhood, (c) or immature parenthood, (d) the degree of interest in it, such that it detracts from other things. (e) the high correlation between multiple sex partners and unsuccessful families. The ‘intensity’ of the male sex drive in the teens is just …. amazing. Testosterone is the most wonderful drug of all. It’s just mind-consuming. I think for boys it doesn’t matter – we are evolutionary machines and the need for sex is purely physical. But girls are different – and should not use sex to ‘buy’ attention, or being liked, or ‘belonging’, or ‘status’ (which is all too common), and should not participate because of alcohol or drugs – if you need alcohol you aren’t ready yet. This is the best test: If you aren’t prepared with protection, aren’t ready to do it without chemical assistance, aren’t willing to plan it rather than stumble into it, and you aren’t willing to keep it between the two of you permanently, then you aren’t ready. Conversely, if you have protection, don’t need chemical assistance (drugs or alcohol), can plan it so that it’s private somewhere, and can keep it between the two of you permanently (the urge to tell everyone is very powerful), then you might be ready. General rule of thumb: What happens between male and female is no one’s business as long as you don’t make it anyone’s business. This is true in all walks of life. The problem is, do you need to tell anyone? If you do, then you aren’t ready.

  • —“what Is Your Opinion on Teen Sex?”—

    As always, the problem is not sex, but causes and consequences: (a) pregnancy – and the damage this does to not only you, the child, but the society that must pay for your mistakes, (b) and single motherhood, (c) or immature parenthood, (d) the degree of interest in it, such that it detracts from other things. (e) the high correlation between multiple sex partners and unsuccessful families. The ‘intensity’ of the male sex drive in the teens is just …. amazing. Testosterone is the most wonderful drug of all. It’s just mind-consuming. I think for boys it doesn’t matter – we are evolutionary machines and the need for sex is purely physical. But girls are different – and should not use sex to ‘buy’ attention, or being liked, or ‘belonging’, or ‘status’ (which is all too common), and should not participate because of alcohol or drugs – if you need alcohol you aren’t ready yet. This is the best test: If you aren’t prepared with protection, aren’t ready to do it without chemical assistance, aren’t willing to plan it rather than stumble into it, and you aren’t willing to keep it between the two of you permanently, then you aren’t ready. Conversely, if you have protection, don’t need chemical assistance (drugs or alcohol), can plan it so that it’s private somewhere, and can keep it between the two of you permanently (the urge to tell everyone is very powerful), then you might be ready. General rule of thumb: What happens between male and female is no one’s business as long as you don’t make it anyone’s business. This is true in all walks of life. The problem is, do you need to tell anyone? If you do, then you aren’t ready.