Lorenz states that humanity is the one species not bound by these mechanisms , being the only one that has defined its own environment : '' ( The pace of human ecology ) is determined by the progress of man 's technology ( p35 ) ... human ecology ( economy ) is governed by mechanisms of POSITIVE feedback , defined as a mechanism which tends to encourage behavior rather than to attenuate it ( p43 ) .
Not only that , but human ecology ( economy ) is governed by mechanisms of positive feedback , defined as a mechanism which tends to encourage behavior rather than to discourage it .