Topic: Resources are not infinity (Read 501 times)

As technology increases, natural resources seem to be running out, but, indeed, natural resources are still inexhaustible. As technology increases, more natural resources will be discovered. And the day natural resources are exhausted, human life will also be over, because no matter how many artificial resources are created, they cannot compete with natural resources or replace them.

Unnecessary and misuse of natural resources is putting the people in trouble. When humans tampered with or misused natural resources, they brought trouble to themselves, such as the misuse of oil and different gases. The cause of the problem is only on humans, they can neither spoil the natural resources nor the nature, so it is also important to use the natural resources properly, and they should be valued.

The problem is that they are building stuff that will eventually can't be built. The most common one for example is tesla cars, they think that they can build it as much as they want, but they can't, the resources they are using are finite, so they need to figure out a different way to build their battery, or they are going to end up not being able to build any new cars eventually when the resources end.

Same with money, all the big companies and rich people are getting more and more money, and in the end we are talking about something that is taking some time, not really that smart and causes the issues. This is why I think it's clear that we are going to end up with a much different result on the long run, not going to be easy.

I am not sure but there are people that are comfortable with their living conditions and the condition is opposite of being comfortably living. Yeah, living in poverty and they're already happy with the little that they have. No dreams, no urge of uplifting their lives.

That's right, it's sad but that's what happen to the natural resources that we have. Those green sceneries that we're having are destroyed by the rich for their own exploration and deep digging of the naturals those places have got.

Everyone who doesn't have enough for living. Aside from suffering through having lack of resources, we're also receiving the wrath of nature.

I believe almost everything we use is powered by electricity. and have been seeing the effect of it; not even now has it been a long time since it started showing the effect. So I believe with you, where you said electricity is part of our daily lives, it has been helpful for the individual in the world. However, many things have been produced by it. So I think it will not be till our generation witnesses it; we have already started witnessing it. From now on, not until our next generation, I believe there will be many new methods that can be implemented to enhance the quality or technology of the electricity, but as of now, electricity is one of the valuable things we use to enjoy our daily activities. 

Renewable energy is something that humans in the world must adopt as soon as possible because it is true that fossil fuels are limited. limited coal - limited natural gas - limited petroleum, but unlimited solar light, unlimited wind, unlimited geothermal and unlimited water. However, each country has different human resources so adopting renewable energy is quite difficult. There needs to be a breakthrough from influential communities to accelerate education and adoption of renewable energy.

In living life in this world we have needs, such as food, health care and so on. Without money it would be much more difficult for us to live a decent life like normal people.
We cannot buy food, housing and health costs without having money and that is why money is important for the process of living life in this world.
The problem is when someone is too greedy and they never feel enough every time they get money.

Resources are not limited and we need to dig to get them, there needs to be mitigation to get a decent life.
Waiting and not doing anything is a lazy character and this kind of person will never be able to achieve a much better life.

Well, that is true.
Sooner or later, OP, people become greedier than before and think that life is a race and all want to become rich.
Therefore, we have to take this now, take every opportunity that we know before the day it will gone or when it was scarce already. That is why we don't have to be lazy now and can't lose any minutes doing nothing, as we can no longer bring back time.

With all the things we have now, they may be harder to find or nothing at all in the future. I couldn't imagine what would happen a decade from now while new technologies were emerging. I can't say, but we expect huge changes and the possibility of strong market competition.

Being in comfortable conditions only last for a second and usually only are experienced by the rich. It’s mostly the rich that benefit from the environment being damaged in favor of capitalistic expenditures. The ones truly suffering are those with no extra money to protect themselves and their resources.

Natural resources have been since  the days of our forefathers and they are still here now that you are. Nature has its way of creating balance, it has its way of replenishing the resources. No matter how much human mine gold there are many more yet to be discovered.

 No matter how humans use water, some parts of some countries are still flooded. Not many even know about precious stones. Yes, oil is being mined and used a lot but there's still more yet to be discovered. Nature can balance itself, we just need to know how to manage these resources for our greater good.

There are several problems with the way the economy is run, one of those issues is that in fact resources are basically thought as infinite, businesses are always pushing for more growth and if those expectations are not met, the price of the stock goes down, even if there was growth.

And another issue is that our resources are being depleted for completely useless stuff, so we are not really getting much for such behavior, and if this continues, the next generations will have to make do with way less than what we have today, as there will be nowhere near the same resources that we have today.

Sad true as people continue to want more when they already have some, I mean like what you said if you have that capability to make more money when you already have that resources you might push your way and do that same thing, in a rare cases you might think about the abuse but in the money you'll do the same as you wanted to continue that flowing money inside your pocket.

We can't conclude things as we don't know what wealth will bring us when we have that kind of opportunities.

Resources are not infinite, that's true. And unfortunately, it turns out that we are depleting them through mining.  Business is very insidious and insatiable in this regard, and as a rule, money decides everything. Businessmen give several bribes, and foresters turn a blind eye to the fact that the forest then begins to disappear due to deforestation.  This is offensive and unfortunately nothing can be done about it, because we are just small people in this area, and corporations don’t care about our opinions.

Resources are not infinite, but our desires are infinite. We all want to earn more money. We all want to live in more comfortable conditions. We all want to secure our future. I think that if we had the means of a boss who destroys nature to make more money, we would do what he does. Sometimes I completely lose hope in people and myself. I think that if we have this power, maybe we can turn into them...

The countries that pollute the world the most are the superpowers. Even the way to become a superpower is to pollute the world, unfortunately. Check them out: China, USA.

I do agree that we are going to see more and more of these sickness, AI, and many other stuff with time as well without a doubt. I think it's quite obvious that natural order of how the world works is getting further and further away, which I think will get to a point where we are going to see much more improvement on unnatural soon.

At some things that is not bad, like for medicine going away from natural remedies and figuring out much more advanced medicine isn't always bad, depends on which medicine we are talking about but there are many very good stuff, like insulin needles are very life saving stuff. However, if we are talking about other things, like our food, we are going a lot worse and getting sick because of it as well.

Natural resources can never be exhausted and the main reason for the reduction of natural resources is to make new inventions, and new practical, sometimes in the air, sometimes in the sky, sometimes on the moon. When nature is tampered with, some of its losses are there, that's why it can be said that if science continues to progress like this, then there will be a real mess in the natural resources. As people are developing, new properties are being built, the population is increasing, the needs of humans are also increasing and artificial things are replacing natural things.

If this continues, I think our future generations will forget to recognize natural things and artificial things will replace natural things. In old times, there were not so many diseases. People did not suffer from all kinds of diseases because they worked hard and provided their livelihood. Due to oversupply, people have become paranoid and various diseases are being born. I say that the biggest harm of technology is that it is making people comfortable and lazy and because of this, new diseases are being created in people.

Bro thinks he's Thanos or something lol

Everything you said is already textbook knowledge amongst many people with half a common sense, and you're sounding a little too optimistic for your own good in certain parts of your posts. "In the future I guess government will provide you housing and job", that future was predicted from decades to centuries ago and yet we're still here scraping by like rats in a cage. Only way we'd get universal basic housing and income is if we're already living in a post-utopian society where the issue of corruption is abolished and AI is used to supplement work instead of replacing it.

Don't know what else you're talking about, fall of British Empire? last I checked they are still standing strong albeit with scandals left and right that doesn't involve their economy. If you're talking about an empire who fell due to inflation you're probably referring to the Roman Empire, but if that's the case I'd highly suggest you try picking up a book before you go in here acting like you're the historian from ancient aliens or some shit.

This is why the world is now doing their very best to find alternatives that could keep the environment safe without having to sacrifice economic competitiveness.
Who would want to have nothing?
Unfortunately the market has made the society like this: everything needs money. You can’t have food, housing or other basic necessities without having to work for it and finally pay the bills.

Life is give and take. We give to the living organisms by breathing out carbon dioxide which they take in as their own oxygen. Thereby becoming healthy and grow well for us to be able to feed on them and make us grow as well. Every that leaves must die, an everything that exist through man influence has an expiring date. The cars, the clothes, the jewlreis all we fade away what will remain and exist is nature, the heavens and the earth which is created by God.

In some countries some resources are beginning to depreciate while some places there are no resources left for the country. Myabe we are abusing the resources or what.

Actually this issue is not new anymore and many of us are now aware with it but it's only crazy that instead of doing the right thing, we still continue doing the bad and this only makes the situation worse. We are suffering now but the ones that will badly suffer are the future generations.

Again, many of us may still not care and they can even think or say that it's not their problem anymore or they can't suffer on it anymore because they are sure that they won't reached those years anymore. There are solar panels now and other inventions to farm energy from other sources but I think their main goal for doing this is to save electricity bills because the costs of it are now high.

Renewable energy is great but you can't just slap a "renewable" sticker on something and call it a day. We're talking rare earth metals, massive manufacturing, and a whole lot of resources that aren't exactly infinite. Maybe we should be asking ourselves, are we just swapping one problem for another? And hey, maybe instead of obsessing over new energy sources, we figure out how to live with what we got, you know? Less consumption, more efficiency – now that's a conversation worth having

About wealth inequality, yeah, it's a mess. But how we treat our resources (whether it's oil, water, or even human potential) isn't that a reflection of our values? Maybe instead of chasing the next big thing, we start valuing what we already have. Maybe we put people and the planet before profit. Call me crazy, but that just might be the key to fixing this whole damn system

Resources are different, usually divided into renewable and non-renewable. Coal and petroleum are non-renewable, but we can and should move away from them towards renewable alternatives. Water is considered a renewable resource, although in some regions, drinking water can be an issue because it's not replenished fast enough to meet the needs.
Switching to renewable resources is a good idea, and it can solve some of our issues. Of course, wealth inequality is a different matter and has to be addressed separately to ensure a reasonable distribution of resources, but I don't believe that some necessarily need to win and others need to lose. We live in a world of positive-sum game, where win-win situations are possible, and we should strive for them.

One of the major impacts here is the people in the government if they care with the environment they will set rules and regulations with the companies or organizations that consume a lot of natural resources and could be applied too by the law so still the resources can be recovered or at lease while theres no other resources we can get an alternative, but of those people in the government doesn't care at all for sure sooner or later the resources will be gone, and they need to make an import which is additional expenses to sustain their daily operations. It depends on the people who sit in the government to save or to waste.

not infinity is true, that's why several countries whose main income comes from natural sources are starting to change their country's image so they can get income from other means, because slowly their natural resources will decrease and production will begin to decline which will also affect the income of these countries, plus more changes in world technology will also reduce dependence on natural sources, although the latest technology will use other natural sources but it is a fairly new type.

what keeps people going in live is the food and money is very important because without money we can't get the food we eat today, why worry about money most it's because right now everything seems to be involved in money the house we live, the lifestyle infant our responsibilities it's all about money. And if anyone is waiting for the government to provide job, housing for the citizens to live I think they're just wasting their time waiting, I know in some countries there economy situation are good and their leaders are keeping to their consignment. And some countries their leaders are not even trying to make it out of the situation which their citizens are going through, so I would say the future holds in our own hands not the government anymore resources are what will hold and it's our infinity that is it.

Waiting for help from the government without doing anything is of course a very bad action because as long as we still have the strength to be able to try to do something that can give us income that can meet our own needs, it is another matter if we no longer have the ability to be able to work will certainly be able to get assistance from the government.

Choosing to do your own business is of course very good, especially since we can be successful through the business we build well, of course we can use the workforce around where we live, if the government can manage their resources well, of course Of course, this country will have sufficient job opportunities for its citizens and this will of course really help their country's economy.

Yes people need food and health care, to have these people need to work to get paid with money. Then with money people can buy and secure their basic needs.  That is the reason why people need money.  As you stated, there are no free things in the world.  One has to work or sell their service to have the capability to provide oneself with the basic necessities and to have that, one needs money to
 buy or to exchange for these needs.

OP, if I am not mistaken, Money should get all these things you mentioned. You don't expect the government to provide everything a human being needs without in any way generating money from it.

Don't you even think that if the government of a country provides everything for its citizens for free, do you think there will be a passion for work or hustle for survival coexist among the citizens of that country? By the way, it's through the money being realized from what the government set aside for the growth of its citizens(financial and health-wise) that will still be used in maintaining and procurement of other necessities in the country.

A government providing everything for free is one of the last things the government would consider. They can have that done once in a while for a specific reason

Hope you are not the type of people waiting for government to give them job or provide food for them before they can become a responsible people in the land, which government will never do such a thing to favor people in the country.

Make use of any opportunity that come your way, which is the best way not to depend on government to become what you want to become in the future, because government resources cannot satisfy everybody in the country but if you can create your own business, you will make a difference in the country that will make other people to follow your step. Any government that make use of their resources very well in their country, it will be hard for their people to experience inflation in their land, because they will make use of their mineral resources to fuel some of the projects that will make their people to experience good governance in the country.

We're talking finite resources in a system that acts like it's got an endless supply. We extract minerals and burn oil like the Earth is a feast. This is economic and environmental madness. The more we consume, the deeper we sink. We can't repay this debt with money, dude. Because we desired cheap petrol and sparkling gadgets, future generations are suffering. There's more to finite resources than running out. A fundamental misunderstanding of the world's workings

I understand wealth vs poverty. It exists. The situation is more complicated. It's not just the 1% hoarding cash. A system that promotes personal benefit over all else. We forget the pie is burning because we're afraid of losing our piece. Can we stopped chasing dollars and started chasing well-being? How about making sure everyone has enough instead of just having more than the next guy? That's the conversation we should be having, man

China is making money out of those electric cars to compete Elon with their cheaper EVs. Maybe they are replacing their cars with EVs but I doubt they are really up to that. It's just making money that's why.  EVs are meant in cities but for long hours of drive, they won't last.

I really doubt it will be adopted worldwide. Our charging stations will still be using Fossil fuels to power up our batteries so there is no difference. We're just converting oil to storing electricity in the batteries.

You have explained an innovation that is not dependent on electricity and fuel oil, and in general things like that need to be tried by people who have more abilities in order to find out the level of benefits and whether a product like that is good or not. But as we can see now, electricity and fuel oil can still be relied upon as a whole in all sectors in the world. So it is still very difficult to rule out electricity and fuel oil even though new innovations always need to be tried to get an assessment of the benefits from many people.

From what I gather such vehicles don't consume water, they emit water. Their fuel cell is also expensive due to the fact that the raw materials needed in their construction are rare metals (like platinum and iridium) that are rather expensive.

The ready-made natural resources to which man had a purely consumer attitude are not endless. But in general, the resources that a person needs to exist are infinite. We live in a rough physical world, in which a person is constantly surrounded by more significant or less significant resources in the form of various chemical elements that combine with each other to form significantly complex substances. A person can always learn to convert some chemicals into others that are more useful for humans, and here the possibilities are simply endless.

Why? Because the things you have mentioned can only be gained through money, and a government cannot feed or provide housing for a whole nation, they can only do what they can but people will need to find jobs and earn money to live their lives, this is why job opportunities are created.

There will be no productivity if everything is provided for free to everyone, you can't expect someone to work when they are getting food and shelter without having to spend anything from their pocket, and a government or even a private firm can't keep monitoring the activities of every individual within a country and don't provide them with anything if they aren't working.

So, the world is fine the way it is, it's just that some people overdo it, and they are not wrong because the world is changing, money is everything nowadays. You are respected and remembered because of what you have and not what you are, unfortunately.

You're better off not trying to guess or even fathom the numbers behind certain resources, especially things like oil. Many people have tried to correctly predict when it will run out, when it will hit peak oil and many other scenarios but lots of people have lost money trying to place the wrong bets on it. It's weird you mention the British Empire because it was nothing to do with the rest of the topic that you describe, it just got over taken by America which had much more room to maneuver and grow in comparison - not surrounded and battling enemies for centuries. Your analysis seems to be very erratic and jumps all over the place without a proper foundation to it. You're asking why people need money? Best to go back to school for such fundamental questions.

You might have your ideas but, I’ll say you should go look up the history of money and how it has come to what it is today to fully appreciate its continued existence. We’ve long past the era where one has to use food for the bases of everything you know. Food, shelter and clothing might be the basic need of a person but, that shouldn’t undermine the fact that, one needs all these other intricacies to enjoy life and that’s what money helps you to archive.
It actually quantifies and values product. Money is a measure of worth and I don’t see how we could have accurately qualified products without money. Some scales could be tipped even and as such, money because the proper measure to qualify and quantify products.

It's not the government then. It's those corporations that are making a profit by selling oil. But how long they can keep doing this do you think? The electric car is already been very popular in our society. Even China is thinking about replacing all of their oil-powered cars with electric ones. I am not very confident about water power car as the industry won't promote something that won't be profitable for them till they figure out some other way to make profit out of it.

There are several unlimited resources, such as Water, Air, Sunlight and Sea, and experts in our country have thought about it in order to anticipate a shortage of resources from electricity and fuel oil, but the government has not allocated all of them, because they cannot guarantee about productivity from unlimited resources, which will cause deep anxiety for all of us, one day electricity and fuel oil will disappear. We can already anticipate this when we now start little by little starting from non-existent natural resources. Finally, we can practice from now on vehicles that use hydrogen so that later we won't be too indifferent when electric power and fuel oil disappear.

Humans always adapt in whatever situation. But right now there is already technology that can make things happen. It's just the government that is preventing all things from happening. For example, the car powered by water (hydrogen), this kind of technology was already patented a long time ago. Still, the big oil industry is stopping it from prospering since it affects the economy.

Comes a time when oil is no more I guess we'd be using water already. AFAIK Toyota already has hydrogen cars.

This is concerning for us all. We are not seeing the effect of it right now but our future generation will observe it for sure. This is the reason the world is trying to find an alternative, eco friendly source of power. Electricity is the most valuable innovation in our lives, and most of the minerals are related to generating electricity or somehow being used by it. So if we can manage to use solar power or ocean current to generate power like electricity then other minerals consumption to produce electricity, will be reduced.

I either understand what you said or not at all 🙄 I suggest you to write in a simpler way, maybe try to make bullet points of your post instead of writing them in between where you want, try to give a shape to your post otherwise you might not get some good replies to your point of view about UK's economy. Plus you are talking a lot about the UK since the inception of your account. Are you a UK citizen (which I assume you are?).

You are right that governments have a hell lot of control over all sectors of life, and people are after money like they don't need anything else. Few people understand there is life to chill but most of the youngsters (Gen-Z) are after money, it's like either they have been taught or are so motivated that they want to make money and spend day and night to earn it. I know you are talking about how resources can't be unlimited and how governments are focusing the interest of people on one or two things to keep them busy. I see it as a diversion they want us to keep in a cycle where we are born, spend 16 years studying and searching for a job, earn money, and have some fun maybe then die. Haha, bro that's life, that's not only happening in the UK that's happening all over the world except for those who don't need money. I suggest you to join Start Trek haha.

World resources are not infinity the minerals clean water clean air and oil.

If there is plenty of oil..then to digg ground to get oil will damage the envoirement.

Untfortunately the only way for many will be you either have all or nothing financially and If you have it now the taxes going higher the debt % go higher aswell.
You have to choose wich side you will be the one who have a lot or the one who got nothing.
In the future i guess goverment will provide to you housing and Job.
Some % of people must remain with the rights to have it all because If you take from them it's never easy so only very few can still have wealth.
Fall of UK the british empire show's exacly that money printing is over all the money what was made of commodities and natural resources africa India and even russia was using London markets a lot for trading.
But it's ended now no more markets no more money printing so clearly it show's that first priofity is not people wealth and financial situation but to save envoirement so at least very few have resources of plenty to enjoy life fullest.


Nothing comes for Free in life sooner or later the price will be taken of soul living entetie now from humans.
With human happiness you destroy the wealth with human suffering you create the wealth.

But society Understood wrong things ...why people need money ? They don't need all what the people need is food and housing and health care and Job to be productive.
People worry about money and their finances becouse of fear If they fall there is no support but once it changes and world become more socialism world then there is no need for surplus and greedy mind..the more more more !