Comments on: The Numbers in Pictures http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/the-numbers-in-pictures/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amit http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/the-numbers-in-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-123981 Amit Sat, 31 May 2008 12:38:28 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/the-numbers-in-pictures/#comment-123981 <blockquote>Much of the above is necessity. Should people drink from wells, when bottled water is available? [..] </blockquote> lurker, I believe Evian is a popular brand with people who think in binary terms that fail to present all available options. ;) Would you know what's the source of bottled water, and what kind of standards apply to it?

Much of the above is necessity.

Should people drink from wells, when bottled water is available?
[..]

lurker, I believe Evian is a popular brand with people who think in binary terms that fail to present all available options. ;)

Would you know what’s the source of bottled water, and what kind of standards apply to it?

]]> By: chaitanya http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/the-numbers-in-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-123651 chaitanya Wed, 28 May 2008 04:35:17 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/the-numbers-in-pictures/#comment-123651 Hi Atanu, going by the word "profligate", which generally has a negative connotation, iam assuming that you are against this kind of consumption. Iam curious to know why. As you are generally an advocate of free markets, haven't the free markets worked here, and arrived at an equilibrium ? If the market indeed worked, why should one be against it ? or maybe, we actually don't have a free market ? Also i would highly value an economists opinion on how we might handle the problem. Hi Atanu, going by the word “profligate”, which generally has a negative connotation, iam assuming that you are against this kind of consumption. Iam curious to know why. As you are generally an advocate of free markets, haven’t the free markets worked here, and arrived at an equilibrium ? If the market indeed worked, why should one be against it ? or maybe, we actually don’t have a free market ?

Also i would highly value an economists opinion on how we might handle the problem.

]]> By: lurker http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/the-numbers-in-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-123574 lurker Tue, 27 May 2008 04:52:10 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/the-numbers-in-pictures/#comment-123574 Much of the above is necessity. Should people travel by road, when aircrafts are available? Should people drink from wells, when bottled water is available? Should people produce their own electricity, when batteries are available? How many from the above can you cite has wasteful luxuries. So, it is foolish to denounce everything, the median path is the best one. Much of the above is necessity.

Should people travel by road, when aircrafts are available?
Should people drink from wells, when bottled water is available?
Should people produce their own electricity, when batteries are available?

How many from the above can you cite has wasteful luxuries.

So, it is foolish to denounce everything, the median path is the best one.

]]> By: pankaj http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/the-numbers-in-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-123310 pankaj Sat, 24 May 2008 10:41:38 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/the-numbers-in-pictures/#comment-123310 The biggest problem of india is overpopulation, we were very foolish to have more than our resources, about the people relieving themselves on tracks are a shameful thing ,these things are to be expected in overpopulation The biggest problem of india is overpopulation, we were very foolish to have more than our resources, about the people relieving themselves on tracks are a shameful thing ,these things are to be expected in overpopulation

]]> By: Notsure http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/the-numbers-in-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-123294 Notsure Sat, 24 May 2008 03:14:11 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/the-numbers-in-pictures/#comment-123294 Amit, That is simply incorrect. As a %age of population that can give an accurate makeup and production cost of any good US is ahead of india, Simply put, I dont see people shitting on railway tracks here which I do there. A good deal of Indians dont consider those railway track shitters to be indians, but as a pseuedo outsider I do. And that is the bigger out of sight out of mind phenom than what you say. Increase productive behaviour and you dont have to see a55holes when you take the train( unless you are larry craig ;-) ) Or see them while visting india. Amit,
That is simply incorrect.
As a %age of population that can give an accurate makeup and production cost of any good US is ahead of india,
Simply put, I dont see people shitting on railway tracks here which I do there.
A good deal of Indians dont consider those railway track shitters to be indians, but as a pseuedo outsider I do.
And that is the bigger out of sight out of mind phenom than what you say.
Increase productive behaviour and you dont have to see a55holes when you take the train( unless you are larry craig ;-) ) Or see them while visting india.

]]> By: Amit http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/the-numbers-in-pictures/comment-page-1/#comment-123278 Amit Sat, 24 May 2008 01:10:03 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2008/05/23/the-numbers-in-pictures/#comment-123278 Another reason for profligate consumption is that we have little-to-no knowledge of how the product was produced, what are the raw materials that go into it, how the materials are mined, who produced it, what happens to the product after it's put out on the curb and a truck comes and takes it away. Basically, out-of-sight, out-of-mind phenomenon. Another reason for profligate consumption is that we have little-to-no knowledge of how the product was produced, what are the raw materials that go into it, how the materials are mined, who produced it, what happens to the product after it’s put out on the curb and a truck comes and takes it away. Basically, out-of-sight, out-of-mind phenomenon.

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