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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXI–A Self-Sufficient Community — Better Than Precious Metals or Fiat/Digital Currencies
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXI Mexico (1988). Photo by author. A Self-Sufficient Community — Better Than Precious Metals or Fiat/Digital Currencies Today I’m sharing a conversation with others via the Comments section for a post on the website Zerohedge — as well as a preamble to the conversation to set the context for my part in the conversation. The article […]
Today’s Contemplation: CLX–Solace Will Not Be Found Within Our Sociopolitical Systems — Biogeophysical Limitations Cannot Be Overcome By Way Of Policy
Today’s Contemplation: CLX Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Solace Will Not Be Found Within Our Sociopolitical Systems — Biogeophysical Limitations Cannot Be Overcome By Way Of Policy The following Contemplation is composed of some thoughts I had as I read through and reflected upon an article that was posted on the website Zerohedge. It argues that the policies […]
The Future for Fiat
The Future for Fiat The day of reckoning for unproductive credit is in sight. With G7 national finances spiraling out of control, debt traps are being sprung on all of them, with the sole exception of Germany. Malinvestments of the last fifty years are being exposed by the rise in interest rates, increases which are […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXVI–Is it Too Late For Pessimism?
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXVI Knossos, Greece (1993), Photo by author Is it Too Late For Pessimism? Today’s ‘contemplation’ has been prompted by a question posed to me by a fellow commenter, puppyg, via an article we were both commenting upon. Taking advantage of a rainy day, I have prepared a rather extensive answer. Question: Tonight […]
German Defense Chief Says Public Must Get Used To Possibility Of ‘War In Europe’
German Defense Chief Says Public Must Get Used To Possibility Of ‘War In Europe’ Starting last month, top Ukrainian officials began pushing an alarmist narrative that “world war 3 has already begun” – as the head Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Aleksey Danilov had claimed in early September. The words were spoken after it became clear that Ukraine’s […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLIX–Ruling Elite Rackets Everywhere…
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLIX Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Ruling Elite Rackets Everywhere… My very brief comment on The Honest Sorcerer’s latest article: Throw on top of our energy predicament the overarching predicament of ecological overshoot and the situation is even more explosive. And I can’t help but think that since everything in our world has […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLVII–Overshoot, Hydrocarbon Energy, and Denial: Avoiding the Pain
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLVII Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Overshoot, Hydrocarbon Energy, and Denial: Avoiding the Pain I share an ongoing conversation with others in my town of Stouffville regarding a post on a local Facebook Group discussing ongoing expansion of our suburban community. Note the common thinking along the lines of growth being a […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLVI–Peak Oil, Complexity, Psychology, Magical Thinking, and War
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLVI Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Peak Oil, Complexity, Psychology, Magical Thinking, and War Again, some sharing of my comments and others’ on a couple of recent FB Group posts. First, a post from the Peak Oil Group I am a member of where some great conversations happen. In this particular situation, […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIV–Climate Change and Narratives to Support Continued Economic Growth
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIV Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author Climate Change and Narratives to Support Continued Economic Growth The following commentary was once again prompted by an online media article, this one discussing the necessary paradigm shift required to confront the existential dilemma of climate change, particularly how we view our relationship with nature […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIII–‘Clean Energy’ and the Stages of Grieving
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXIII Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author ‘Clean Energy’ and the Stages of Grieving Today’s thought was motivated by another Tyee article that carries on the notion of ‘clean energy’ and the ‘magical thinking’ needed to buy into such narratives. As long as language is being manipulated (e.g., ‘clean energy’ is a […]
Israel A ‘Nuclear Wildcard’ On ‘Dangerous Road To Armageddon’: Macgregor
Israel A ‘Nuclear Wildcard’ On ‘Dangerous Road To Armageddon’: Macgregor Tucker Carlson sat down with Col. Douglas Macgregor (ret.), who laid out a disturbing scenario in which the United States could quickly be pulled into a direct conflict with Iran, Russia and China over Israel’s anticipated response to the October 7 Hamas attack. Carlson starts off highlighting […]
