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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXXX– Revisited: Collapse = Prolonged Period of Diminishing Returns + Significant Stress Surge(s)
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CCXXX– Revisited: Collapse = Prolonged Period of Diminishing Returns + Significant Stress Surge(s) Over the past several months I have seen far more posts on my various media and social feeds focussed on the idea of societal ‘collapse/simplification/decline’. The reasons for this probably vary by author, but I would suspect that […]
The Bulletin: December 3-9, 2025
The Bulletin: December 3-9, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Energy Secretary: Backup Generators At Commercial Sites Could Unlock 35 Nuclear Plants | ZeroHedge When the World is Already Gone – by Elisabeth Robson The False Promise of Enhanced Geothermal | Art […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXXVIX–Problem Solving: Complexity, History, Sustainability
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXXVIX–Problem Solving: Complexity, History, Sustainability Tulum, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. This Contemplation shares my thoughts on and a summary of an article by archaeologist Joseph Tainter that discusses societal problem solving’s complexity, history, and prospects for sustaining a society. It follows nicely from the four-part series I just completed regarding […]
Humans: the Movie
Humans: the Movie What follows is a story involving a movie watched by animals. The pacing of the movie to be described might seem like a very odd choice, but it simply mirrors the pacing of human life on the planet. A vivid visual imagination on your part will help to bring the story to […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXI–Diminishing Returns On Investments In Complexity
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXI December 4, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. Diminishing Returns On Investments In Complexity Another very brief contemplation prompted by The Honest Sorcerer’s latest writing regarding our energy predicament. What you have described so well is perhaps the conundrum faced by every complex society throughout history: diminishing […]
Lessons from the Unraveling of the Roman Empire: Simplification, Localization
Lessons from the Unraveling of the Roman Empire: Simplification, Localization The fragmentation, simplification and localization of the post-Imperial era offers us lessons we ignore at our peril. There is an entire industry devoted to “why the Roman Empire collapsed,” but the post-collapse era may be offer us higher value lessons. The post-collapse era, long written off […]
Supply v Demand – Does It Always Work?
Supply v Demand – Does It Always Work? QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, You say that wheat fell during the Great Depression during the Dust Bowl when supply would have declined. This makes no sense. Would you address that question? KL ANSWER: Your problem is typical in analysis. It appears that 99% of the people always try to reduce […]
The Future is Rural: Food System Adaptations to the Great Simplification
The Future is Rural: Food System Adaptations to the Great Simplification The Future is Rural challenges the conventional wisdom about the future of food in our modern, globalized world. It is a much-needed reality check that explains why certain trends we take for granted–like the decline of rural areas and the dependence of farming and the […]
