"And finally, starting with history discourages the common and distracting tendency we all have to define a problem not by the system's actual behavior, but by the lack of our favorite solution. (The problem is, we need to find more oil. The problem is, we need to ban abortion. The problem is, how can we attract more growth to this town?)"
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Donella Meadows
Donella "Dana" Meadows (1941-2001) was a pioneering American environmental scientist, teacher and writer. She is best known as author of the influential book The Limits to Growth.
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