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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CV–That Uncertain Road, Part 2
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CV–That Uncertain Road, Part 2 March 6, 2023 (original posting date) Teotihuacan, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. That Uncertain Road, Part 2 The set of possible futures includes a great variety of paths. There may be abrupt collapse; it is also possible there may be a smooth transition to sustainability. But […]
The Bulletin: May 22-28, 2025
The Bulletin: May 22-28, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Witness to Collapse Climate Change: The Crisis Management Model – Ecosophia Restoring Global Ecology: The Great Green Wall and Large-Scale Permaculture in Action Building a Mycelial Network of Resistance and Resilience Gazprom CEO Sounds […]
The Bulletin: April 17-23, 2025
The Bulletin: April 17-23, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. How Climate Change Fuels Increasing Wildfire Disasters Extended Heatwave in India, Pakistan To Test Survivability History Will Not Repeat Itself – George Tsakraklides Zero-Based Extinction: Nature’s Life Support Gets a Sunset Clause The Structure […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXVIII–Collapse: Just Like Boiling A Frog
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXXVIII January 2, 2023 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico. (1986) Photo by author. Collapse: Just Like Boiling A Frog As I continue to work on my multipart contemplation regarding our energy future (Part 1; Part 2), thought I would throw out this ‘brief’ one that shares my comment on the most recent […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXI–Peak Oil: Not Ready For Mainstream Consumption
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXI July 29, 2022 (original posting date) Athens, Greece (1984). Photo taken by author. Peak Oil: Not Ready For Mainstream Consumption Today’s contemplation is based upon a post in a Peak Oil Facebook Group I belong to and the suggestion that the idea of Peak Oil is catching on more broadly and making […]
A Primer For American Patriots And Preppers Facing An Uncertain Future
A Primer For American Patriots And Preppers Facing An Uncertain Future The average patriot (or prepper) is usually a middle class conservative or libertarian with a tendency towards independent thinking and some experience with economic struggle in their past. Most of us have made something of ourselves from very little, or, we had parents that […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CII–That Uncertain Road, Part 1.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CII February 20, 2023 Monte Alban, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. That Uncertain Road, Part 1 “I think it’s much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of uncertainty about different things, but I am […]
The Demon-Haunted World
THE DEMON-HAUNTED WORLD “We’ve arranged a global civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture […]
Five ways to ensure that models serve society: a manifesto
Five ways to ensure that models serve society: a manifesto Pandemic politics highlight how predictions need to be transparent and humble to invite insight, not blame. Illustration by David Parkins The COVID-19 pandemic illustrates perfectly how the operation of science changes when questions of urgency, stakes, values and uncertainty collide — in the ‘post-normal’ regime. […]
The Empire of Uncertainty
The Empire of Uncertainty Anyone claiming they can project the trajectory of the U.S. and global economy is deluding themselves. Normalcy depends entirely on everyday life being predictable. To be predictable, life must be stable, which means that there is a high level of certainty in every aspect of life. The world has entered an era […]
What Will the Future Bring? Here’s How to Survive the Uncertainty
What Will the Future Bring? Here’s How to Survive the Uncertainty We live in a very different world than we did back in January when the calendar turned to 2020 and everyone was anticipating the great things they’d accomplish in the brand new decade. Only 3 months ago, we all had futures we imagined… Kids […]
When Certainty Frays, Capital Gets Skittish
When Certainty Frays, Capital Gets Skittish The net result is capital is impaired in eras of uncertainty. As we look ahead to 2019, what can we be certain of? Maybe your list is long, but mine has only one item: certainty is fraying. Confidence in financial policies intended to eliminate recessions is fraying, confidence in […]
