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Old 08-18-2012, 06:59 AM   #61 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
The thing is, conservation doesn't bring innovation.
I 100% disagree.

The way I see it , conservation has been the primary motivator or cause for the vast majority of innovations in human history ... we want to work less for the same output ( thus conserving our time and our energies ).
  • The wheel was a conservation of energy device.
  • home insulation was a conservation of energy device.
  • agriculture was a conservation of energy device
  • Roads were a conservation of energy device
etc .... etc...

Although we do value different sources differently , putting human time and energy output as a premium above other sources ... but any effort to conserve human time or energy output is still , conservation as the primary goal.

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