Come on in, the quicksand’s fine.
A more obvious example of the Quicksand Effect is the present method of garnering oil by force of arms. This policy burns huge amounts of precious oil, sinking us deeper and ever more rapidly. Why is the US behaving like a dinosaur stuck in a tar pit? The harder we try, the more we sink. The faster we run, the more distant our goal
April 22, 2005
Oil and Money in western society
There is no known substitute for oil. It is a magnificent gift — something for nothing, which is why we take it for granted.
February 8, 2005