1. For the 2000 years we have lived in a world of growing energy per person.
2. Going forward we will live in a shrinking amount of energy per person.
What will this mean on a day to day basis?
Let's consider a cradle to grave life story.
1. Man and wife conceive
- it is more difficult than now due to falling sperm rates
2. Wife gives birth
- infant mortality is increased
- maternal mortality is increased
3. Baby is raised
- food costs are higher
- schools are multi age due to fewer children
- more children die during childhood due to higher cost of medicine or absence
- computers are expensive and rare due to the number materials and specialists required
- the internet is expensive and rare in rural communities
- old computers are valuable and treasured
4. Young adult studies
- higher education will be expensive and rare
5. Young adult gets a job
- more people will work in agriculture
- meat will be very expensive
- beer and wine will be expensive
- live action movies will be more expensive to make than cgi
- more people will work in textiles and furnite
6. Young adult gets a place to live
- live with parents
- specialists live in the cities
7. Young adult finds a mate
- family more important
8. Young adult has children
- children rare and valued
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