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?
Climate Change
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 crop failure leading to a 20% caloric deficit might cause a financial crisis.
Denial
Think CO2 Concentration at 0.04% is Low and Therefore Doesn't Impact Us?
EROEI
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
Every disaster movie starts with the government ignoring a scientist
Collapse
I'm afraid the best we can hope for now is to delay the inevitable and mitigate the consequences.
society
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
Leaders don't understand how global warming will devastate economy, explaining failure to mitigate.
Civilization
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ― Viktor E. Frankl
Civilization
Life on earth is collapsing. We need to wake the hell up. This plays out in the next 20-30 years. Here are 2 must-see videos.
Civilization
Maybe I'm the one that's a fool. Do these people know something I don't know? Am I wrong to think human civilization is circling the drain?
Climate Change
We built a single minded AGI-like entity - the corporation - to pursue money. The decisions corporations made in pursuit of this goal have resulted in the apocalyptic end we now face.
Civilization
The moment a species learns to manipulate its environment for gain is the moment the clock starts ticking on its demise.
Civilization
The biggest threat to human survival is the sustainability of key crops under the stresses of rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns.
acapulco
Acapulco is a large, modern coastal city. Destroyed without warning. It is a warning of what's to come.
Climate Change
This is what collapse looks like. Individuals, companies and governments reduce investment in things that make life better (e.g. renovations, home repairs, pay raises, infrastructure) to pay for things that are required for survival (e.g. food, energy, broken infrastructure).