Tham khảo tài liệu 'technology and the economy of the future_7', kinh tế - quản lý, kinh tế học phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | The Green Light 207 prosperity. This is why capitalism has succeeded and other economic systems have failed. In time I think it is likely that our perceptions will shift so that we begin to truly recognize the economic contribution that our individual marketplace decisions make. Someday the majority of people will be valued in economic terms not for what they directly produce but for their participation in consumption markets. If we can succeed in gradually extending that participation to the billions of people who are now trapped in poverty and do so in a way that creates incentives to conserve resources and minimize environmental impact we may find that the resulting consumer demand is capable of fueling an engine that can drive us to unprecedented economic heights. The Green Light The natural cycle in the tunnel is stable and reinforcing. The vast majority of the consumers in the tunnel now glow with a predominantly green light. As time passes the collective intensity of the lights continues to gradually increase. Suddenly we see that vast numbers of dim green lights have begun to stream into the tunnel. These new lights have barely enough intensity to make it past the threshold but once inside they join the river of lights as it courses over the panels on the tunnel walls. At first we sense that the businesses in the tunnel are straining somewhat to meet this new demand but as time passes the cycle again strengthens. The collective intensity of the light Copyrighted Material Paperback Kindle available @ Amazon THE LIGHTS IN THE TUNNEL 208 in the tunnel begins to quickly increase. We also notice that over time each of the new dim lights is very gradually becoming brighter. As the new lights stream into the tunnel and are incorporated into its natural cycle we see that some bright white lights begin to pulse with new energy. New panels are now appearing in many places on the tunnel walls that were once dark. The entrepreneurs and business owners in the tunnel are
