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In the past a lack of technology could be considered a significant cause of scarcity but that is certainly not a reason any more. Despite common perceptions, there is no actual lack of material or energy available to us. Emerging methods of co-operation and advanced automation have the potential to unlock them to provide a good standard of living in all parts of the world, while causing minimal harm to the natural environment - a combination that although is hard to imagine today, is not impossible. | In the past a lack of technology could be considered a significant cause of scarcity but that is certainly not a reason any more. Despite common perceptions, there is no actual lack of material or energy available to us. Emerging methods of co-operation and advanced automation have the potential to unlock them to provide a good standard of living in all parts of the world, while causing minimal harm to the natural environment - a combination that although is hard to imagine today, is not impossible. | ||
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| − | An important trend in technological progress is the tendency of products and processes to steadily become more efficient while using less material and energy {{en}} doing more with less {{en}} something that {{wp|Buckminster_Fuller|Buckminster Fuller}} termed {{wp|Ephemeralization|ephemeralization}}. | + | An important trend in technological progress is the tendency of products and processes to steadily become more efficient while using less material and energy {{en}} i.e. doing more with less {{en}} something that {{wp|Buckminster_Fuller|Buckminster Fuller}} termed {{wp|Ephemeralization|ephemeralization}}. |
Revision as of 00:51, 17 April 2008
In the past a lack of technology could be considered a significant cause of scarcity but that is certainly not a reason any more. Despite common perceptions, there is no actual lack of material or energy available to us. Emerging methods of co-operation and advanced automation have the potential to unlock them to provide a good standard of living in all parts of the world, while causing minimal harm to the natural environment - a combination that although is hard to imagine today, is not impossible.
An important trend in technological progress is the tendency of products and processes to steadily become more efficient while using less material and energy – i.e. doing more with less – something that Buckminster Fuller 
termed ephemeralization .
