[mercury121]

What do you see as the benefits on being on the decline side of the energy curve? I see the possibility for local participatory democracies (where a community has members of roughly equal power) to form. I see the possibility that the gaps between the rich and poor shrinking and perhaps collapsing greatly.

I see the environoment healing. No more China imports, more organic farming, etc.

I see people becoming more independent. People will have more solar panels and wind turbines. Many will return to growing their own food.

I see communities forming closer ties and people generally getting along better with each other.

I see homeschooling becoming much more common, and homeschoolers will learn how to run their own businesses.

Of course the barriers are enormous. There will be resistance from those in power, and resistance from yourself as your gulp at what change will cost you personally.

I see changes and readjustments for every percent global energy declines.

I see people growing up to see the hidden consequences of their actions (like shopping) and taking personal responsibilty for their actions.

I see the decline in global energy to be painful but will benefit the human race and the planet in the long run.

I am sick of being negative about peak oil, I think it is time to think positively.

Just a humble rant... Brent Turcotte.

[SinisterBlueCat]

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I see people growing up to see the hidden consequences of their actions (like shopping) and taking personal responsibilty for their actions.

I am not sure that this will ever come to pass.

[AmericanEmpire]

The end of cell phone yacking, SUV driving idiots.

[sameu]

no more fat chicks! no more stupid fashion hypes!

I agree about the solar panels. My guess is when there is a solar breakthrough, as in reduce costs so everyone will be able to purchase one or more, we as a society will survive more or less.
It can be done, it must be done.

[lardlad]

I see almost everyone electing to have one or no children.

This will be the most profound change of all, radically altering the world in 100 years.

[Battle_Scarred_Galactico]

We'll lose the ability to destroy the environment on such a huge scale. That's the only positive thing I can think of.

[Jake_old]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 't')inosorb wrote:


$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') see people growing up to see the hidden consequences of their actions (like shopping) and taking personal responsibilty for their actions.

I am not sure that this will ever come to pass.

[SinisterBlueCat]

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$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') see people growing up to see the hidden consequences of their actions (like shopping) and taking personal responsibilty for their actions.

I am not sure that this will ever come to pass.

[mercury121]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')i]I see people growing up to see the hidden consequences of their actions (like shopping) and taking personal responsibilty for their actions.

I am not sure that this will ever come to pass.

[SeasonOfPain]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('lardlad', 'I') see almost everyone electing to have one or no children.

This will be the most profound change of all, radically altering the world in 100 years.