Civilization
Our Violent Future
Neighbors, friends, family will turn on you
Climate Change
Collapse
Degree by Degree: What Will Happen When Planet Heats
"A harsh penalty indeed for the mundane crime of burning fossil energy"
Collapse
10 Premises Behind Collapse 2050
What does "collapse" mean? What will the downfall of civilization look like? What am I suggesting people do? What if I'm wrong?
Climate Change
Daily "Once in a Century" Floods
Mother Nature's revenge: Over the last month alone, all corners of the world were hit by major floods. While this is anecdotal, does it not feel like we're witnessing a new natural disaster each day?
hyperinflation
How to Collapse: Hyperinflationary Depression
How crop failure leading to a 20% caloric deficit might cause a financial crisis.
Denial
0.04%: Small Does Not = Immaterial
Think CO2 Concentration at 0.04% is Low and Therefore Doesn't Impact Us?
EROEI
EROEI and Civilization's Forced Decline
EROEI (Energy Return on Energy Invested) is possibly the most important ratio to modern human existence. This measure is foundational to our civilization, yet understood by few.
Climate Change
Why Media Ignores the Coming Disaster
Every disaster movie starts with the government ignoring a scientist
Collapse
The Poly-Crisis
I'm afraid the best we can hope for now is to delay the inevitable and mitigate the consequences.
society
Defeated
Let's collectively wind down what we all know is a waste of our lives. After all, 10 years of real living beats 30 years of pointless monotony.
Climate Change
Economists Ignoring Coming 70%+ Crash
Leaders don't understand how global warming will devastate economy, explaining failure to mitigate.
Civilization
How to Collapse: Despair in Terminal Decline
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ― Viktor E. Frankl