Cuban Genetic Engineering (was Jesse Lemisch)

[Keaney Michael <michael.keaney@xxxxxx>]

Yoshie writes:

I'm simply saying that worrying about what will happen if everyone in
the world gets to "to live at current North American ecological
standards (say 4.5 ha/person)" under capitalism is _absurd_, since
it's _not_ going to happen.

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You forget the Veblenian point, however, regarding invidious distinction and
status emulation. Regardless of the truth of your assertion, its the
consequences of the efforts (however futile) to achieve those standards that
are well worth worrying about, especially as these are facilitated and
encouraged by the relentless streams of advertising conducted by commercial
agencies on behalf of specific products/companies, and politicians on behalf
of their corporate paymasters.

Michael K.