[bernardv]

Typical human behavior to constantly seek to push their luck, past the point of sustainability. Any resource-based community, tied to a single commodity, must know it is living on borrowed time.

[snapcaster]

It's really easy to be so philosophical when you're not going to lose your livelihood

[higeorge13]

What other occupation do you think they should have living far from the big cities? It’s either builders, farmers, public sector or some shop or motel or all of them.

[geodel]

Well thats true forever and even for non-human animals.