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dredmorbius on July 25, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Humans once opposed coffee and refrigeration: why ...

There's another principle you might think of applying: Le Chatlier's principle.

Introduction of technology tends to induce dynamics which resist its influence over the longer term.

btilly on July 26, 2016 [–]

That is also applicable, but the line of reasoning to the conclusions is kind of abstract.

See http://bentilly.blogspot.com/2010/05/le-chateliers-principle... for more on my opinions on that principle. :-)

dredmorbius on July 26, 2016 | [–]

I had your blog post in mind, actually. It crystalises a few similar thoughts of mine.

Interesting how other principles of chemistry seem to be generally systemic. Ilya Prigogine would be another instance.

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