As so-called environmentalists jump on the technofix bandwagon, realists who believe we must begin by reducing energy consumption continue to be marginalized. Fittingly, we received an email with a visual metaphor demonstrating the folly of relying on technology to try to fix the problems caused by earlier technologies. As Albert Einstein noted, "Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them."
Enjoy!
Note: If anyone knows where this came from, please let us know so that we can
give credit, and perhaps ask them to do it again, this time with a movie camera
running. Our best to the driver of the car and the first rescue truck; on a close look, the image of the second rescue truck going into the water appears to have been faked. Have a closer look: different people crowd (identical to an earlier picture), dinghi back at ship, different parkers, missing
red flag at front right, lack of splash (water too calm), and so on.
