On Fri, 11 Jan 2013, Brent Wallis <brent.wallis@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au> wrote:
Knowing someone from another country is such a wrong way of supporting an argument that's it's not funny.
I _lived_ with these wonderful and diverse people...sometimes for many weeks at a time , many times over a 6 year period, and in some case so did my 3 young kids and wife. We were PNG residents based in Lae. We did it on their terms and in their context. Vanimo, Wabag, Tari, Mendi, Kainantu, Mt Hagen, Garoka, Wau, Salamua ......
I put it to you that you are pontificating from a first world perspective with little or no knowledge of the realities in this world.
Do you plan to tell anyone anything about what it's like in PNG or just continue claiming authority while not providing any information?
Your blurt of "facts" here is narcissism and self interest of the highest order.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism You might want to read the definition of narcissism and then consider whether bragging in a message where you accuse someone else of narcissism is sensible.
Suggest you read this excellent piece to get some clue: http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/the-last-laughing-death/470/
Descriptions of village life and the social context are some of the best I have read on the subject.
It's an interesting article. But it doesn't seem to have anything to do with Geoff D'Arcy's following statement which we are discussing: # But many hunter gatherer cultures understand the finite nature of # environments and how to live sustainably within them. I think this is # what the author was nostalgic for in the referenced article. To summarise my previous messages in a way that's easier to discuss, I believe that Malthusian checks on population are inherently delayed by the modern inter-connected society where money can be borrowed from other countries for food imports. [1] Such delayed results avert catastrophy in some situations (a single bad harvest won't kill anyone) but also allows the system to operate with little excess capacity over large regions (which has the potential to go badly wrong). [2] I also believe that the Malthusian limits become less apparent to individuals as the society becomes larger and more complex and the distance between food production and consumption increases. [3] I have made three specific claims which could be refuted and numbered them for your convenience. If you have any specific knowledge of PNG which relates to them then please inform us. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/