Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXVII–The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXVII Tulum, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be Today’s Contemplation is my brief comment on an article posted on Facebook by Tristan Sykes of Just Collapse. The article in question (short and concise) is an update of the World3 model used in creating the various scenarios […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LI–Cognition and Belief Systems: Part Two — Deference to Authority
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LI May 27, 2022 Monte Alban, Mexico (1988) Photo by author Cognition and Belief Systems: Part Two — Deference to Authority This contemplation is the second part of a look at several psychological mechanisms at play in our thinking about ecological overshoot and the accompanying societal ‘collapse’ that will eventually result. You can find Part […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh L–Cognition and Belief Systems in a ‘Collapsing’ World: Part One
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh L May 19, 2022 Monte Alban, Mexico (1988) Photo by author Cognition and Belief Systems in a ‘Collapsing’ World: Part One Keeping in mind that we humans are storytelling primates with extraordinary cognitive abilities, I’ve been reflecting upon a few of the psychological phenomena that are key to how we form beliefs, especially […]
Deutsche Bank Economists Say the Fed Will Create More Inflation in 2024
Deutsche Bank Economists Say the Fed Will Create More Inflation in 2024 Deutsche Bank economists say the Federal Reserve will create more inflation in 2024. OK, that’s not exactly what they said. But that is the implication of their latest forecast. The Deutsche Bank analyst forecast that the Fed will cut rates by 175 basis […]
The Dieseleuro: Europe Is Guzzling Russian Oil In The Form Of Indian Diesel Imports
The Dieseleuro: Europe Is Guzzling Russian Oil In The Form Of Indian Diesel Imports As western politicians ever so theatrically pretend to sanction Russian oil imports (just so they can signal to their voters just how virtuous they are), especially now that the war in Ukraine is almost over with the US and Germany “pressing Kyiv to end […]
The Life and Public Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by the CIA
The Life and Public Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by the CIA What is the truth, and where did it go? Ask Oswald and Ruby, they oughta know “Shut your mouth,” said the wise old owl Business is business, and it’s a murder most foul Don’t worry, Mr. President Help’s on the way Your brothers are coming, there’ll be hell to pay Brothers? […]
The West Is Inching Closer to More Insanity in the Baltic Sea
The West Is Inching Closer to More Insanity in the Baltic Sea In the Baltic Sea – home of the twisted wreckage of the Nord Stream pipelines – another pipeline was recently damaged along with telecommunications cables. Western officials are making escalatory statements and are again floating the idea of closing the “NATO lake” to Russian […]
The Great Simplification Ahead
The Great Simplification Ahead “Until debt tear us apart” Photo by Alice Pasqual on Unsplash There is no denying that a major economic downturn is now in the books, and that lacking an energy miracle, the world economy is about to go through a major shift. After discussing the faulty nature of prevailing economic metrics (GDP) in last […]
When The Lights Go Out
When The Lights Go Out Dreaming of a power outage that lasts forever Each winter, storms knock out the electricity to my home. I live in the country, over hills and past muddy pastures and brown meadows. Snow and ice grip the trees, pulling them past the breaking point, and the lights flicker and die. […]
It Will Happen Suddenly
It Will Happen Suddenly As the Great Unravelling progresses, we shall be seeing many negative developments, some of them unprecedented. Only a year ago, the average person was still hanging on to the belief that the world is in a state of recovery, that, however tentative, the economy was on the mend. And this is […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXVI–Societal Collapse: The Past is Prologue
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXVI Athens, Greece (1984). Photo by author. Societal ‘Collapse: The Past is Prologue Today’s Contemplation has been once again prompted by the latest musings of The Honest Sorcerer. I believe their posts motivate me more than most others I read because we very often focus upon the same subject matter and appear, for […]
The Harsh Truth: We’re Using More Oil Than Ever
The Harsh Truth: We’re Using More Oil Than Ever In this age of climate crisis, the world is consuming more crude than ever. Peak oil demand? Not yet. Maybe one day, perhaps even soon, around 2030. For now, however, the global economy still runs on oil. It will take a while before governments certify it, […]
Financing the End of Modernity
Financing the End of Modernity How financialization heralds the end of the industrial age That didn’t worked out as intended… Who would’ve thought? Photo by micheile henderson on Unsplash Western neoliberal economies are on the brink of a steep economic decline. Barring an energy / productivity miracle a prolonged and deep recession is clearly on the horizon. While […]
Humanity’s End Was Determined from the Start
Humanity’s End Was Determined from the Start The moment a species learns to manipulate its environment for gain is the moment the clock starts ticking on its demise. Given the vastness of the universe, it’s possible that 1 billion intelligent civilizations exist. So why is there no sign of these civilizations? It is likely that […]
