Old 08-31-06, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by krazygluon
Transit: see OP. the whole bike/train/mass-transit combo could and would solve our transit problems without as much consumption, but as a result less people would be employed.

a counterexample of course is agriculture. its better for everyone (people and planet) if humans/animals do the agriculture. but it takes a lot of people to farm the same area that a machine can, so as a result there are fewer agriculturalists (percentage wise)
Well the answer is simple: Everyone who used to build cars may now go into the fields to plow. Still others may pilot human-powered trucks (six riders working in tandem!). The rest may operate road-side rest stops for all the tired and hungry truck riders.
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