tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.comments2023-11-28T09:02:03.742+01:00The Seneca EffectUgo Bardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231859786466899924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3371125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-79506443557089720282023-11-27T15:14:11.665+01:002023-11-27T15:14:11.665+01:00See: oikonomia versus chrematistics. Oikos was the...See: oikonomia versus chrematistics. Oikos was the root of both ecology and economy, IIRC.Alan2102https://www.blogger.com/profile/03077725184637352859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-4578700315008782762023-11-27T15:12:13.187+01:002023-11-27T15:12:13.187+01:00Dear Anonymous: you need to consider the possibili...Dear Anonymous: you need to consider the possibility of using the proceeds of abundant renewable energy in ecosystem REPAIR. See for example Adam Dorr's videos and Rethinkx's white papers. I say this not with great optimism about the likelihood of it happening, but rather to suggest the possibility of it happening, which you seem not to have considered. We probably could reverse the damage (largely). This is an important idea to have on your cognitive map; and, correspondingly, it is important to reject absolutes and ideas of inevitability. Cheers.Alan2102https://www.blogger.com/profile/03077725184637352859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-82247896680882468562023-11-27T15:02:10.204+01:002023-11-27T15:02:10.204+01:00A late comment, FWIW:
"Both Germany and Chin...A late comment, FWIW:<br /><br />"Both Germany and China aggressively subsidized renewable energy for the last decade, and have all but ceased"<br /><br />Not so, if by this is meant that China is backing off on their efforts. They are moving ahead rapidly and with increasing rate of speed:<br />https://twitter.com/alan2102z/status/1680643911528722435Alan2102https://www.blogger.com/profile/03077725184637352859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-91010633201292881682023-07-30T17:09:00.422+02:002023-07-30T17:09:00.422+02:00Well, I will find you, whatever the name. Someone...Well, I will find you, whatever the name. Someone tipped me off to Cassandra years ago, via a Facebook group, and I have saved the link and visit often. I do hope you persist. This makes the world less lonely for those of us who seek such thoughtfulness.<br />Marylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668313007832733494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-10361358125785612192023-07-05T17:01:44.650+02:002023-07-05T17:01:44.650+02:00Ugo I have followed you for a very very long time ...Ugo I have followed you for a very very long time and will continue even if it is a bit more trouble. I don't share your sunny view of the utility of renewables going forward for many reasons not the least of which being renewables wont grow food..But I digress. I will follow you as long as you remain above ground and Google and its authoritarian microcephalics be damned!. Kind regards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-137413169522555512023-07-01T16:14:59.101+02:002023-07-01T16:14:59.101+02:00I couldn't help but notice the support for Den...<br /><br />I couldn't help but notice the support for Dennis' statement.<br />#8: When a group of people believe they must choose between options that offer more order or those affording greater liberty, they will always opt for order. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/30/vladimir-putin-ousted-wagner-group-00104272Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-23903839058423249572023-06-22T02:44:01.060+02:002023-06-22T02:44:01.060+02:00This is a test of weather this Google account is o...This is a test of weather this Google account is open. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-49551158497672773662023-06-01T15:18:17.531+02:002023-06-01T15:18:17.531+02:00Professor Bardi, I'll miss the Seneca Effect B...Professor Bardi, I'll miss the Seneca Effect Blog, just like the Cassandra Blog! However, like you said, "The only constant in life is change! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-84385616011924695572023-05-30T14:20:33.059+02:002023-05-30T14:20:33.059+02:00The blog will be missed - while I didn't agree...The blog will be missed - while I didn't agree with many of your perspectives, I came here precisely for that reason, to get out of the endless echo chamber, to challenge myself with ideas and thoughts beyond my own imagining. Thanks for your work, and I'll be sure to visit your other blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-69305782968862662642023-05-30T12:30:25.145+02:002023-05-30T12:30:25.145+02:00Nice post thank you AndreNice post thank you AndreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-14653684907672607422023-05-29T21:20:46.240+02:002023-05-29T21:20:46.240+02:00I've really enjoyed reading this blog and my p...I've really enjoyed reading this blog and my personal favorite is Earth's Past and Future: a Long-Term View. I like how you're willing to change your views based on evidence and come up with interesting ideas. All the best with whatever you get up. Stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-3211476277317381292023-05-29T07:46:14.103+02:002023-05-29T07:46:14.103+02:00I can only comment as "Anonymous " on al...I can only comment as "Anonymous " on all your Google pages now and I can't comment on your recently mentioned sunflower power blog at all now ... Anonymous is no longer a choice available, and the page reloads if I pick ArtDeco. <br /><br />Perhaps Google doesn't like me either... 🤔 <br />ArtDeco Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-61540449821485010032023-05-28T06:11:15.828+02:002023-05-28T06:11:15.828+02:00Thierry, from my observation it appears that indep...Thierry, from my observation it appears that independent thought and debate is a thing of the past. Ploughing through the same furrow without deviating from it is the norm. Do you change up your routine often? Do you place a sock and shoe on one foot and then the other foot? Or do you place socks on your feet before placing your shoes on your feet? Routine is comfortably numb. It's efficient. It's how we've evolved. We are not the same as our paleolithic ancestors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-19151313724504423152023-05-27T06:18:38.436+02:002023-05-27T06:18:38.436+02:00Seneca cliff will try to be managed via never endi...Seneca cliff will try to be managed via never ending coercion to be fatally poisoned and/or enslaved on the way down. Not enough energy? Eliminate millions or billions of people... Now there's enough energy...<br /><br />JHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-18643346352665516332023-05-26T23:59:28.086+02:002023-05-26T23:59:28.086+02:00I enjoyed your Seneca blog, Thanks.
I think becaus...I enjoyed your Seneca blog, Thanks.<br />I think because of the academic environment within which you dwell there is a communication gap between you and many readers. <br />I would recommend you go on a journey and some how only meet owner operators of small businesses, like farmers and artisans. Avoid the government and corporate structures and people who work in them.Biocoal NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027285196871873092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-47535879159135028022023-05-26T11:23:26.387+02:002023-05-26T11:23:26.387+02:00Why - thank you all the same Ugo, for your works a...Why - thank you all the same Ugo, for your works and writings! I wish you a good time and much happiness! One reason why readership may have diminished, apart from the Google Syndrome (struggled to find your blog often even despite entering your name and the blogs name in the search...) - you have communicated a core of teachings, and as ever so often, everything has been said, that which most people sought after here, and all additional (no doubt engaging) content becomes a side note.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-26951167273633815762023-05-24T04:24:15.394+02:002023-05-24T04:24:15.394+02:00Thanks for all your work on this blog. Will defini...Thanks for all your work on this blog. Will definitely follow your other blogs.CRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00073244124437528956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-5052274260415441252023-05-23T11:52:18.871+02:002023-05-23T11:52:18.871+02:00La mejor de las fortunas con este nuevo cambio. Ev...La mejor de las fortunas con este nuevo cambio. Evidentemente, todo fluye, todo cambia... esperemos que sea a mejor y podamos seguir disfrutando de tus artículos.<br /><br />Un saludo desde BarcelonaT.Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-19409447503236272432023-05-23T10:19:31.706+02:002023-05-23T10:19:31.706+02:00Thank you for some fascinating posts here, Ugo. I ...Thank you for some fascinating posts here, Ugo. I look forward to following your new direction.Simon Shttps://simonsheridan.menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-50298085368721346812023-05-22T19:55:43.001+02:002023-05-22T19:55:43.001+02:00You have enriched many lives. Thank you, and Godsp...You have enriched many lives. Thank you, and Godspeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-5985633081716805792023-05-22T10:28:02.668+02:002023-05-22T10:28:02.668+02:00I hope we can still read Ugo essays in his other b...I hope we can still read Ugo essays in his other blogs, they are surely needed. As he said, this blog has attracted people expecting a certain (fixed?) discourse, and it's hard to change the tone without getting some harsh reactions.<br />I don't know what I would have done in his situation. Probably it's a wise move.<br /><br />Finding senecaeffect.com was not an issue for me. Now I guess I have to learn that new site, sunflower something.abrahamjpalmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014805149988632353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-42844629685712147972023-05-22T01:31:51.000+02:002023-05-22T01:31:51.000+02:00Thanks for sharing your insights. I understand tha...Thanks for sharing your insights. I understand that you are hip to the real world progression of the Limits to Growth model and appear to be aware of the attempts to mitigate energy, complexity and affordability issues through a series of emergencies, financial reset and technocracy solutions. I think the misunderstanding is that many expert energy skeptics and LtG folks tend to downplay the notion that there is a planned degrowth agenda while favoring limited authoritarianism. You may be downgraded in the search engine because you are over the target and allow candid discussion. As you say you are more free with your speech since you retired. So long and thanks for all the good discussion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-68711592768852683582023-05-21T23:35:55.535+02:002023-05-21T23:35:55.535+02:00Weird! Thank you. Weird! Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-81771367622718351662023-05-21T17:12:08.848+02:002023-05-21T17:12:08.848+02:00I never found your writing overly complicated or c...I never found your writing overly complicated or confusing, nor were the individual blog entries overly lengthy, so I don't think that accounts for the recent drop in readership.<br /><br />I don't know why Google has downranked you in search results. Personally, I don't rely on search engines or emails to find new blog posts. Instead, I use RSS feeds. Every time I find writing I think is worth keeping up with, I set that website's RSS feed up on my reader so I don't miss anything. That is how I keep up with what you are writing.<br /><br />Sorry to see you closing up shop here. Hopefully, you'll continue to post similar content on Substack, where I recently also started following your blog.willemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1585995614037680457.post-32927097475458860642023-05-21T13:15:48.346+02:002023-05-21T13:15:48.346+02:00That's too bad, I guess, shutting down the blo...That's too bad, I guess, shutting down the blog and all. I have only followed this blog for maybe the two or three months, but I did enjoy the content. I was attracted by the name: The Seneca Effect. That seems like a very reasonable and useful concept to me.<br /><br />Trying to push "renewables" at this stage of the industrial game is like giving a 90 year old cancer patient aspirin, just because you have nothing better to offer. I'd say.<br /><br />Best of luck...Dave Lnoreply@blogger.com