[GoIllini]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('JudoCow09', 'A')nd why did that grocery store is S. Korea have empty cash registers?

[killJOY]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'O')n buddy of mine sees the Doomer mindset as wish fulfilment. Of course you will be one of the 10% who live and you can stand on the pile of dead bodies and laugh at all the fools who never listened to you.

[whiteknight]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('killJOY', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'O')n buddy of mine sees the Doomer mindset as wish fulfilment. Of course you will be one of the 10% who live and you can stand on the pile of dead bodies and laugh at all the fools who never listened to you.

[wildsparrow]

You have some good points, Whiteknight. hehe. We do agree on some things.

[killJOY]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'D')o you stand on a street corner in a robe holding a sign that reads "The End Is Near" to recruit new members?

[GoIllini]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('whiteknight', 'J')ust re-read your original posts and the posts of others here and seems to me it aint psychoanalysis... I was ponting out you folks have a whole lot of wishes right there that you think Peak Oil is going to fullfil. Others have wishes that are differant from yours. What makes theirs wrong and yours right? Got a crystal ball tucked in your robes somewhere (if so I can always use a Royal Advisor in the castle...)

I've been watching the "End of the World" scenarios for some time now, got wrapped up in a few over the years too. Seems to me every single one is filled to the brim with folks who tie their wagon full of dreams to the idea. All the things they hate about the world will "go away" and all that will be left is what they want. This madness of the Great Dieoffs is the best example. Why will YOU survive this 90% dieoff while others wont? What magical feild protects you in this little fantasy?

Seems to me you might need a bit of psycholanalysis... no wonder its double tough to get folks to see the possiblility that we are running out of oil when there are so many running around telling them "you will DIE unless you follow ME!

Do you stand on a street corner in a robe holding a sign that reads "The End Is Near" to recruit new members?

[whiteknight]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('GoIllini', '
')My goodness, we agree on something.

I figure most-doom-and-gloomers are annoyed that they spent $12,000 on Spam and a bomb shelter for Y2K, and are hoping they can find something to do with it.

I'm sorry, but these folks are most likely going to be stuck with their Spam.

[Pops]

Considering that yesterday there were 170,000 page views here it doesn’t seem odd to me that there would be a variety of opinions - from doomers to deniers.

What does amaze me is the large number of very intelligent people from all walks and locations that contribute a great amount of knowledge to the site - if you are willing to look for it.

[frost667]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('oiless', ' ')For some reason there were a lot of dead animals on the road. Every morning on my way to work I'd see dead racoons, possums, robins, crows, you name it. Not just one or two, but many.

[kingmza]

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[Doly]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('kingmza', '
')"In the world I see - you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty car pool lane of some abandoned superhighway."

[kingmza]

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[SeasonOfPain]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('kingmza', '.')..it isn't my own views, but a quote from Fight Club. The movie is one of those films that is quoted a hundred times over, but not lines like that one. It kind of stuck out to me after learning about PO.

[jdumars]

I have wrestled with all of the psychological aspects of being a doomer for quite a while. I tend to side with the folks on here who see our current form of life as unsustainable, and not just from an energy resources perspective. I look around, and it feels as if the world has gone completely haywire. We live an a world that is trying to run from nature as fast as it can, even if it's into the arms of death and ultimate destruction. We can't escape nature, no matter how hard we try, because we are nature. There are laws and powers that swirl around us that we have no control of, no matter what technology we invent to free ourselves of them.

All of this lead my wife and I to choose a life course that minimizes our continued interraction with the "artificial world" -- so much so that in a year's time, things like electricity and running water will be nothing but a memory. I like to think of our doomosity as leading us toward a new life regardless of what happens in the world.

People whom I tell about our plans almost always say "wow, what a cool idea... " followed by things like "I could never do something like that" or "you guys are really brave" etc. I encourage all of my doomer kindred spirits out there to follow in our footsteps if you are able to and start building the life you dream of post-PO now.

[Shadizar]

I can't say I'm exactly a happy doomer.

I consider the time we're in to be unique. Perhaps the most dynamic time humanity has ever seen. If nothing else we live in interesting times.

-Shadizar

[rogerhb]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jdumars', 'P')eople whom I tell about our plans almost always say "wow, what a cool idea... " followed by things like "I could never do something like that" or "you guys are really brave" etc. I encourage all of my doomer kindred spirits out there to follow in our footsteps if you are able to and start building the life you dream of post-PO now.

[LadyRuby]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jdumars', 'A')ll of this lead my wife and I to choose a life course that minimizes our continued interraction with the "artificial world" -- so much so that in a year's time, things like electricity and running water will be nothing but a memory. I like to think of our doomosity as leading us toward a new life regardless of what happens in the world.

[rogerhb]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('LadyRuby', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jdumars', 'A')ll of this lead my wife and I to choose a life course that minimizes our continued interraction with the "artificial world" -- so much so that in a year's time, things like electricity and running water will be nothing but a memory. I like to think of our doomosity as leading us toward a new life regardless of what happens in the world.

[BabyPeanut]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Teclo', 'T')he trick is to move beyond the fear stage