Comments on: RH doesn’t understand ecology? http://fs.pkheavy.com/2009/09/rh-doesnt-understand-ecology/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:00:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: RH is wrong again? – false symmetry http://fs.pkheavy.com/2009/09/rh-doesnt-understand-ecology/comment-page-1/#comment-100 RH is wrong again? – false symmetry Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:24:58 +0000 http://fs.pkheavy.com/?p=225#comment-100 [...] week I made a post criticizing Robin Hanson’s view of ecology, essentially saying that he was too optimistic about [...] [...] week I made a post criticizing Robin Hanson’s view of ecology, essentially saying that he was too optimistic about [...]

]]> By: Zachary Kurtz http://fs.pkheavy.com/2009/09/rh-doesnt-understand-ecology/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Zachary Kurtz Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:24:46 +0000 http://fs.pkheavy.com/?p=225#comment-84 But should they be? Especially when considering that many aspects of human lifestyle (and not just aesthetics or sense of quaint morality) rely on these species. I will predict that your answer will be that human capitalism will engineer ways around the for these species (does anybody really need to eat a rare fish species, for example?). To that, I say, we really don't know how ecological networks affect us. We'll be sorry if these networks are disrupted so that they (however temporarily) affect our own standards of living. But should they be? Especially when considering that many aspects of human lifestyle (and not just aesthetics or sense of quaint morality) rely on these species.

I will predict that your answer will be that human capitalism will engineer ways around the for these species (does anybody really need to eat a rare fish species, for example?).

To that, I say, we really don’t know how ecological networks affect us. We’ll be sorry if these networks are disrupted so that they (however temporarily) affect our own standards of living.

]]> By: olimay http://fs.pkheavy.com/2009/09/rh-doesnt-understand-ecology/comment-page-1/#comment-82 olimay Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:08:25 +0000 http://fs.pkheavy.com/?p=225#comment-82 In the comments <a href="http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/what-do-nature-lovers-love.html#comment-432757" rel="nofollow">Roko</a> gives some links to some of Hanson's other writings that are related in that they talk about <a href="http://hanson.gmu.edu/hardscra.pdf" rel="nofollow">human ecology</a>. In the comments Roko gives some links to some of Hanson’s other writings that are related in that they talk about human ecology.

]]> By: Robin Hanson http://fs.pkheavy.com/2009/09/rh-doesnt-understand-ecology/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Robin Hanson Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:14:57 +0000 http://fs.pkheavy.com/?p=225#comment-81 The new human rates of change are not temporary. Species that cannot keep up with these new rates are lost causes. The new human rates of change are not temporary. Species that cannot keep up with these new rates are lost causes.

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