The shift to a post-industrial society might erode traditional "societal levers" and change how people find meaning in life once basic needs are met.
Believes success is contingent on continued technological and social adaptation. The next 200 years: a scenario for America and ...
While he believes technology can manage pollution, he notes that the "crisis of confidence" in modern institutions is often more dangerous than the physical problems themselves. The shift to a post-industrial society might erode
He argues that "exhaustible" resources are actually plentiful. For instance, he points out that aluminum makes up 8% of the earth's crust, making claims of its total exhaustion mathematically improbable. The next 200 years: a scenario for America and ...