Human Evolution and Global Resource Depletion

Nate Hagens is a well-known authority on global resource depletion. In my quest to come up to speed with his thinking on the subject, I interviewed him for my next book, and make an ongoing attempt to read the specific articles to which he directs me. Here’s one that seems to encapsulate his thinking, which I would summarize as follows:

Human evolution has brought us to a place where we “feel good,” i.e., get a hit of dopamine, when we come to own stuff, e.g., fast cars, big houses, etc. While this phenomenon worked nicely when energy and capital were abundant, it’s hit the wall in the 21st century where both these commodities have become scarce.

Hope you enjoy the article; it’s excellent.