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Collapse and The Exponential Function
Collapse and The Exponential Function This is the Guard Shack at the Washoe Smelter of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company as it looks today (this picture taken in 2020). More info can be found at the Wikipedia page and the park’s page. Most everyone reading these articles probably has a good idea of what collapse is. For anyone […]
The Failure of Imagination — Part 2
The Failure of Imagination — Part 2 Are you sure that this is where we are headed…? Image source: Pixabay Most people living in a high-tech modern society take it as a given that the only way forward is through even more technology. The matter of pollution and sadly the question of sustainability has now been […]
Brace For Electricity Shortages That Will Scare the Living Daylights Out of You
Brace For Electricity Shortages That Will Scare the Living Daylights Out of You
UN Warns of ‘Total Societal Collapse’Due to Breaching of Planetary Boundaries
UN Warns of ‘Total Societal Collapse’Due to Breaching of Planetary Boundaries Photo: Diana Tolkunova A landmark report by the United Nations concludes that ‘global collapse’ is becoming more likely. But was it watered-down before being published? When the United Nations published its 2022 ‘Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction’ (GAR2022) in May, the world’s […]
The Big Questions We Should All Be Asking Geopolitically
The Big Questions We Should All Be Asking Geopolitically To say that current events are ‘messy’ today would be the height of understatement. Everyday the headlines blare at us some new set of contradictory data points convincing us of some lie that serves someone’s purpose. No matter how hard we try to keep up with […]
Why OpSec Has NEVER Been More Important
Why OpSec Has NEVER Been More Important If you’ve been in prepper circles for long, you’ve probably heard the term OpSec. It is taken from military jargon and it’s short for Operations Security. In the preparedness and survival world, it generally means not letting other people know that you are prepped, or if they know, […]
The Failure of Imagination — Part 1
The Failure of Imagination — Part 1 Image credit: Gerd Altmann via Pixabay Up until a warm sunny afternoon in May 2019 I had what I would call a rather ordinary concept of the future. I was 37 back then with two little devils — masquerading as my sons — a wife and decent job. I […]
By Gaia Gardener: On Suffering
By Gaia Gardener: On Suffering Buried in the comments of the last post we discussed human overshoot and what should be done about it. I proposed our goal should be to minimize suffering and that the best path to achieving this goal is awareness of Ajit Varki’s Mind Over Reality Transition (MORT) theory. My view, in summary, is […]
Home Soil
Home Soil We need more geology in school. Or perhaps ecology. Probably both. If we are to survive, we need to understand who and what we are, and for that we need to understand this world that made us. We are earthly beings. We are small parts of a small planet on an average star […]
It takes an ecovillage…: some thoughts on ‘Going to Seed’
It takes an ecovillage…: some thoughts on ‘Going to Seed’ I enjoyed writing a book review for my last post so much that I’m going to write another one this time around. But whereas last time it was a long review of a very long book addressing itself to a large slice of human history, here I […]
3 Sustainable Ways To Reduce Your Dependence on the Supply Chain
3 Sustainable Ways To Reduce Your Dependence on the Supply Chain It’s no secret that the supply chain disruptions have created global impacts on us. Many of us are feeling the burn of soaring food prices and are ready to do what is necessary to continue to feed our families. It’s not about choice, it’s about survival, […]
Third of Global Population Killed in Next War Cycle – Charles Nenner
Third of Global Population Killed in Next War Cycle – Charles Nenner Renowned geopolitical and financial cycle expert Charles Nenner says his analysis shows the world will start a huge war cycle by 2023. This type of war is similar to WWII but much bigger. Nenner explains, “The cycle work I do on wars starts […]
