Comments on: Yikes! A crying venture capitalist… are falling frogs next? http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/13/yikes-a-crying-venture-capitalist-are-falling-frogs-next/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:38:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/13/yikes-a-crying-venture-capitalist-are-falling-frogs-next/comment-page-1/#comment-1071 Anonymous Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:07:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/13/yikes-a-crying-venture-capitalist-are-falling-frogs-next/#comment-1071 Fear is not a substitute for depression or apathy. Where does the perceived risk or danger of potential negative implications of climate change lead you? I feel that the attendees of the TED conference collectively possess more power than governments to affect change through their economic decision making and public influence potential. I would be honoured to be in such a position to be branded a crying venture capitalist. Heads, honesty, and emotions tend to be mutually exclusive in economic decision making. That is, if you want to compete. There remain too many unvalued externalities to reconcile environment and economy. Let me see your tears reflect your devotion to realizing a better world. Fear is not a substitute for depression or apathy. Where does the perceived risk or danger of potential negative implications of climate change lead you?

I feel that the attendees of the TED conference collectively possess more power than governments to affect change through their economic decision making and public influence potential. I would be honoured to be in such a position to be branded a crying venture capitalist.

Heads, honesty, and emotions tend to be mutually exclusive in economic decision making. That is, if you want to compete. There remain too many unvalued externalities to reconcile environment and economy.

Let me see your tears reflect your devotion to realizing a better world.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/13/yikes-a-crying-venture-capitalist-are-falling-frogs-next/comment-page-1/#comment-1070 Anonymous Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:43:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/13/yikes-a-crying-venture-capitalist-are-falling-frogs-next/#comment-1070 I'm scared too. Sometimes fear is the most rational reaction. It sure beats depression or apathy. I’m scared too. Sometimes fear is the most rational reaction. It sure beats depression or apathy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/13/yikes-a-crying-venture-capitalist-are-falling-frogs-next/comment-page-1/#comment-1069 Anonymous Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:41:00 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2007/03/13/yikes-a-crying-venture-capitalist-are-falling-frogs-next/#comment-1069 Sadly I think this kind of emotionality is going to garner a lot of laughs and play right into the hands of the small-minded people, who prefer to bury their heads in the sand and deny the problem rather than risk being "alarmed". But it's nice to see a guy give an honest expression of his emotions about this topic. It's probably an appropriate response, even though we also need to keep our heads. The two things aren't mutually exclusive. Sadly I think this kind of emotionality is going to garner a lot of laughs and play right into the hands of the small-minded people, who prefer to bury their heads in the sand and deny the problem rather than risk being “alarmed”.
But it’s nice to see a guy give an honest expression of his emotions about this topic. It’s probably an appropriate response, even though we also need to keep our heads. The two things aren’t mutually exclusive.

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