Keith G wrote:

"Rob" wrote

There won't be any neo-capitalist 'Utopia', that's for sure, but I would
like to know things are not as dire as some would have us believe - for
audio kit assemblers, if at all possible??


I'll give it a go - plenty of pics assured! I'm not sure how much of an
insider's view I'll get, but it should be an intriguing experience. I've
spoken to a few people who've been and the experience has quite changed
their world view.

The only person I know who has been to China recently was my 20 something
neice, who went last year - she said it was samey and boring!

I put that down to *her* until I saw the snaps - pic after pic after pic of
different (but very similar) buildings in black, red and gold!!

(Expecting a bit more than that from you tho! ;-)

National identity and district identity in all places of the world is under
attack as the
western notions of happiness through gaining wealth take hold.

Everyone wants to live like a little king or little queen.

This will mean that human existance on the planet will become
15dB more unsustainable; it already is about 3dB over neutral sustainablity.

So by 50 years time, all the have not people may all have a car and a phone and
a TV but
of course happiness will elude them, because they havn't got enough stuff.

Summers will be very uncomfortable, and bio diverity about 1/2 what it is
now.....

I won't be here.

Patrick Turner.