Land8 | Eric Childs | Activity https://land8.com/members/ericchilds/activity/ Activity feed for Eric Childs. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:15:39 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 048e8206df5ac0146a6a5b18ce3110f0 Eric Childs replied to the topic Economic crisis and what it means for us in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/economic-crisis-and-what-it-means-for-us/#post-176014 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:45:46 +0000 My argument is that, sooner or later, the rest of the economy will be forced to move in a direction that is more efficient and practical for a healthy economy. You say that our economy uses the power of what people ‘want’ as the driving force behind it. I’m saying that we’re seeing evidence that the economy and landscapes we’ve built are…[Read more]

]]> 0 720d6182fc9d713750ca1849dc9767ed Eric Childs replied to the topic Economic crisis and what it means for us in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION https://land8.com/forums/topic/economic-crisis-and-what-it-means-for-us/#post-176018 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:53:40 +0000 Andrew:

I am interpreting the point that Nick and Gil were trying to make is that our economy is in a transitional mode. The US economy has been one based on easy access to cheap energy where goods and services are mass-produced or standardized and perpetual growth is required for the economic engine to keep moving. Some believe that the US and…[Read more]

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