From: Dave Frightens Me on 19 Jul 2006 07:24 On 19 Jul 2006 01:46:00 -0700, "Tchiowa" <tchiowa2(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Quality of life is not just about possessions. But it is also wrong to >ignore financial success when considering quality of life. I can afford >to eat as often as I want whenever I want. Obesity is a collosal problem in the US. Are you fat by any chance? -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- --
From: The Reid on 19 Jul 2006 08:21 Following up to Mxsmanic >> And yes my lifestyle is completely supportable. People have been saying >> the US lifestyle isn't supportable for over half a century and we keep >> improving. > >Any lifestyle is supportable if the population is not allowed to >expand out of control. to support the US lifestyle across the globe population will have to start falling fast. -- Mike Reid Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
From: Mxsmanic on 19 Jul 2006 12:31 The Reid writes: > its pretty shallow to see quality of life as possessions. Quality of life is not just a matter of possessions, but neither are possessions unimportant to quality of life. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 19 Jul 2006 12:32 The Reid writes: > to support the US lifestyle across the globe population will have > to start falling fast. I agree, but I think that's a desirable goal. There isn't any reason why human population must perpetually increase. And if it does perpetually increase, eventually everyone will starve under the most dire conditions, since the resources of the planet are finite. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 19 Jul 2006 13:16
Martin writes: > They can't be high on your priority list. They aren't. There are only a few categories of material things that interest me. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |