GhostOnTheHalfShell on Nostr: Civilizational regression | Unprogress Since the 70s, the caloric content generated ...
Civilizational regression | Unprogress
Since the 70s, the caloric content generated per calorie of fossil fuel inverted.
In the 70s, we got little over 3 cal per calories fossil fuel spent. Today, we spend 3 fossil fuel calories for every calorie of food grown. And we spend further 7 cal bringing it to table.
This is the antithesis of 'progress'
It turns out that economies of scale do not apply to agricultural productivity. Modern agriculture is peak backwardness.
#economics
Since the 70s, the caloric content generated per calorie of fossil fuel inverted.
In the 70s, we got little over 3 cal per calories fossil fuel spent. Today, we spend 3 fossil fuel calories for every calorie of food grown. And we spend further 7 cal bringing it to table.
This is the antithesis of 'progress'
It turns out that economies of scale do not apply to agricultural productivity. Modern agriculture is peak backwardness.
#economics