[dissimulo]

I am still up in the air about how quickly things will get bad when the economy starts to slide. I am not undecided about how people will react when life gets uncomfortable. People are going to lose their minds.
My evidence? The gasbuddy.com forums. I stop in about once a week and read some posts. I think it is safe to say that these guys represent the majority opinion. It pretty much comes down to:
* WE'RE REALLY PISSED OFF!
* It's all a conspiracy.
* Corporations are crooks.
* Motor vehicle fuel is a sacred entitlement.
* It's all the government's fault.
* It's all the media's fault.
* The government should do something to fix the problem.
* One of these days we're going to get REALLY MAD and do SOMETHING!

Attempts to interject logic and facts have pretty much the same effect they would have on a stampeding herd.
I read PO.com a lot, so sometimes I develop a false idea of large numbers of people actually comprehending the problems. Then I get smacked in the face by the real world and realize we're screwed.

[Grimnir]

Do NOT mention supply issues/depletion there, even hypothetically. You will be mobbed and stoned.

[Hegel]

The herd always runs in the wrong direction. Just get out of harms way, stay away from "gasbuddies & gasmobsters"

[some_guy282]

The comments in those forums are comedy gold to me.

[NeoPeasant]

It's worse than that. When these posters aren't in the gas forums flaunting their ignorance, they're in the voting booths deciding our future leadership.

[Maddog]

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[Revi]

Well, those were interesting! Gas buddy discovers peak oil. That's pretty much the response I get when I mention peak oil anyplace except with friends who are in the know or on this forum. Most people feel ripped off every time they go to the gas station. They'll be filling their oil tanks soon and then the wailing will really commence. It's a plot by the oil companies! The only bright spot I see is that it has fostered conservation. Everyone is using less, no matter if they believe in peak oil or not. Lately I just listen. The common man is sounding more and more like us peak freaks every day!

[some_guy282]

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[AdamB]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dissimulo', 'I') am still up in the air about how quickly things will get bad when the economy starts to slide. I am not undecided about how people will react when life gets uncomfortable. People are going to lose their minds.
My evidence? The gasbuddy.com forums. I stop in about once a week and read some posts. I think it is safe to say that these guys represent the majority opinion. It pretty much comes down to:
* WE'RE REALLY PISSED OFF!
* It's all a conspiracy.
* Corporations are crooks.
* Motor vehicle fuel is a sacred entitlement.
* It's all the government's fault.
* It's all the media's fault.
* The government should do something to fix the problem.
* One of these days we're going to get REALLY MAD and do SOMETHING!

[theluckycountry]

20 years later... The oil and gasoline price hasn't moved much, but of course how can it? It's the basis for life on earth now. As the master commodity that keeps all other heads above water. It must be kept low, until the end? What end. Say you have 100 million unemployed Americans, food stamps a shadow of their former self, millions upon millions homeless. So what does that mean for oil? Less demand of course, it can stay low forever.

It was the big mistake most peakoilers made, that prices would rise and rise, but behind that assumption was a failure to accept that their own lifestyles could go down the toilet. Go down BEFORE oil went up in price. All their projections were based on BAU consumption levels which have proved false. Go to Myanmar, a nation of 54 million people, most of whom struggle to buy any gasoline. Or Bangladesh , 173 million.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Petroleum fuels. Petroleum fuels such as diesel, petrol, octane, and kerosene are central to Bangladesh’s transport, agriculture, and energy backup needs. Unlike electricity or natural gas, these fuels are entirely imported, making their availability and affordability sensitive to global price volatility and exchange rate fluctuations. Since mid-2022, international market shocks combined with domestic price adjustments have significantly impacted fuel consumption patterns across sectors.

Over the last five years, fuel consumption initially increased across all four fuel types but saw a notable decline in FY2024. Diesel, the most consumed fuel, dropped by 14 per cent, from 4.94 million metric tons in FY2023 to 4.24 million metric tons in FY2024. Petrol and octane also declined by 5.2 per cent and 2.1 per cent, respectively, while kerosene consumption fell by nearly 10 per cent. This reversal reflects both high domestic prices and weakened purchasing power, especially among low-income and informal sector users.