[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Quinny', 'M')y ex-wife thought I was not just an addict, but a lunatic who had lost his mind.

[AgentR11]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('babystrangeloop', 'T')he main divide between harmless or beneficial habits like breathing and nasty addictions is the results of pursuing it, what it does to your life.

[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR11', 'F')ollowing a news topic is no worse, nor better than following a celebrity or sports team.

[AgentR11]

I thought the fast crashers already left for more hospitable terrain?

[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR11', 'I') thought the fast crashers already left for more hospitable terrain?

[AgentR11]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('babystrangeloop', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR11', 'I') thought the fast crashers already left for more hospitable terrain?

[AgentR11]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('babystrangeloop', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR11', 'F')ollowing a news topic is no worse, nor better than following a celebrity or sports team.

[Rod_Cloutier]

I've been here since 2004. I started with the denial phase about peak oil, like almost everyone else. I started the greatly panned 'Import methane from Jupiter thread, that later became the Titan thread'. I read an article recently by Tom Murphy, who was familiar with my claims; and he thoroughly and completely debunked each of my ideas on a point by point basis. (I needed this initially to get past denial).

I've been through all the other stages, bargaining, ect, and now I'm at acceptance. Still I'm part of the 'fast collapse' crowd, vs. the 'catabolic collapse' crowd which sees this happening slowly over decades. I scan multiple website daily for hints that 'the trigger event' has occurred, to do what Dmitry Orlov has suggested- "Have a plan, but don't implement yet'.

On a darker note, I often visit Zerohedge and Max Keiser's website's to gloat over just how much the wealthy have screwed themselves. I don't own stocks or bonds; I have no property or savings worth mentioning. I often don't have two nickels to rub together; yet I get a distinct, sadistic, and even a primal pleasure from watching the 'super wealthy' screw themselves with deritives to infinity, ponzi schemes, and other 'innovative' financial absurdities. (Where will they all be in a barter economy?)

Yes, I’m addicted as well. (Although my post count at about 600 makes me more of a lurker than anything else).

[dolanbaker]

I tend to watch out for peak oil news all the time, but am more interested in news on the current economic "meltdown" at the moment as this will have a more immediate affect than the long term decline in oil supply.

Peak oil flow has strangled the growth that the financial system is totally dependent on to function correctly, the numerous attempts to "magic" money into the system to fill the holes are becoming more and more blatant.

It's only a matter of time before the politicians & banksters are forced into looking at "plan B", or should that be "creating a plan B", as a financial system totally dependent on infinite growth cannot survive indefinitely in a finite world.

[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Repent', 'O')n a darker note, I often visit Zerohedge and Max Keiser's website's to gloat over just how much the wealthy have screwed themselves. I don't own stocks or bonds; I have no property or savings worth mentioning. I often don't have two nickels to rub together; yet I get a distinct, sadistic, and even a primal pleasure from watching the 'super wealthy' screw themselves with deritives to infinity, ponzi schemes, and other 'innovative' financial absurdities. (Where will they all be in a barter economy?)

[babystrangeloop]

Boo Hoo Hoo!

[misterno]

I am addicted to PO.com and anything related big time. At first, it seemed normal cuz all the numbers, statistics, charts graphs and lies and damn lies from Saudi Government were supporting/contradicting each other. But then several years later- dunno how many years- I realized nobody was taking me seriously. People living their lives like there is no problem out there. Even when the gas hit $4.35 in Houston 4-5 years ago, people were like "it is the US Govt, don't worry it will come down later, just enjoy your life man".

It has been probably 7-8 years since I joined here and became aware of PO and now for the last 2-3 months a new thought emerged in my mind. I know I am not crazy or pessimistic or a typical doomer. I wanted to be as realistic as I can. I am thinking we will not have a doomsday or oil shortage. But instead there will be expensive oil and with that we will have smaller cars smaller houses very expensive food or low quality food, no longer bbq everyweekend in my favorite Memorial Park and no longer flying overseas to see my family. No doomsday, just a poorer life.

Yesterday, Sunday, I spent the whole 7-8 hours reading old and new articles and all the saved links from my favorites regarding PO. I am addicted but I am not a doomer.Addiction is not good. I need to solve this problem. Just don't know how. But then with my engineering and finance background, I know I feel that all these numbers make sense and we are heading towards a big time collapse. I know I am really confused.

[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('misterno', 'I') know I am not crazy ...

[AgentR11]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('misterno', 'n')o longer bbq everyweekend in my favorite Memorial Park

[babystrangeloop]

Maybe I just need to learn how to lie better.

[Loki]

My guess is that what many here are talking about is internet "addiction," not necessarily just peak oil / doom stuff. I find forums particularly addicting because they're so interactive. I get bored watching TV within about 10 mins or so.

My cure for spending too much time on the internet is to not have it at home. I can sometimes get my neighbor's wireless signal (I have his permission to use it), but it's spotty at best, and slower than dial up even when it does work.

A good cure for feeling down about peak oil and other doom is to DO something. Put in a garden, learn how to bake bread, practice martial arts, etc. Sitting in front a computer all day, every day is not conducive to good physical or mental health.

[babystrangeloop]

I did actually do some yoga today.

It's not really about Internet addiction or I'd be on http://ubuntuforums.com or something.

I started this thread for definite reasons and it's helped me a lot but most people don't get it since they don't have the background it takes.

I think the conclusion is that what I want is expert lying skills. I want to be able to lie perfectly, pretending to anyone for any length of time that there is no such thing as peak oil regardless of what crises have arisen.

I want to have complete and total acceptance that this is the way it is: people just lie about there being no peak oil and that's what normal is and that normal is great and normal is lying and lying is great—it's all good.

Then I will be as good as back to early 2004 when I didn't know. At that point I will be sane again. I will be sane and normal and I won't be a kook like you.

I'll be popular and people will love me as I say "there is no reason for gas prices to be this high!"

[Loki]

It seems unlikely you were ever sane or normal, but I don't know you. Just judging based on your posts. Not that what passes for sanity these days is particularly sane.

I guess I don't get it. Just don't talk about peak oil to people. Do you talk about how much you masturbate? Or the color of your poo this morning? Talk about other things. It's not that hard. Unless you're the evangelical type, in which case expect people to resist and react negatively.

I never mention peak oil to anyone unless they bring it up first, and even then I don't discuss it much. There's a place for that, check it out.

[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Loki', 'I') guess I don't get it. Just don't talk about peak oil to people. Do you talk about how much you masturbate? Or the color of your poo this morning?

[babystrangeloop]

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