[thuja]

Don't get me wroing- there is plenty of doom to talk about. We need to have an honest conversation about the extent of what is about to unfold. And that conversation does include severe and ongoing economic contraction, increased poverty, price inflation in commodities and food leading to increased hunger, famine and resource wars. PLENTY of doom to talk about...I ain't no cornucopian.

But hiding out in doomsteads with a cache of gold and guns? Preparing to live off the sea? 5 billion dead in 5 years...?

How about this- all the folks who think 5 billion people will die in the next 5 years...if you're wrong...you'll stop posting on this site...good?

[Revi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vtsnowedin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('thuja', ' ')Seriously, I think in a poll conducted a while back at least half of you believed that 5 billion people would die in the next 10 years. Puh--------leaze!

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[Pops]

What I can't figure out is why it is such a burden for people with different ideas to all post on the same site - if you want an echo chamber, start your own board and invite those who think just like you, problem solved.

But here, we'll try to let everyone have their say. It would be nice if people could say their piece in a civil manner.

You start a thread, you are the boss, set whatever rules you want. You want to talk about battery technology? Great, make it clear you want to talk about different materials, charging methods, and whatever. You can't expect everyone to agree with you but you can expect to not be heckled for mentioning batteries. If someone steps on your thread and is contributing nothing but grief and taking your discussion off topic, ask them to bug off, if they don't, hit that little button and report 'em.

[thuja]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', 'W')hat I can't figure out is why it is such a burden for people with different ideas to all post on the same site - if you want an echo chamber, start your own board and invite those who think just like you, problem solved.

But here, we'll try to let everyone have their say. It would be nice if people could say their piece in a civil manner.

You start a thread, you are the boss, set whatever rules you want. You want to talk about battery technology? Great, make it clear you want to talk about different materials, charging methods, and whatever. You can't expect everyone to agree with you but you can expect to not be heckled for mentioning batteries. If someone steps on your thread and is contributing nothing but grief and taking your discussion off topic, ask them to bug off, if they don't, hit that little button and report 'em.

[shortonsense]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('thuja', '
')This site is called PO.com and its populated by far too many survivalists and apocalyptists. They make anyone who study this issue with intelligence look...dumb.

I do not want censorship. People can post what they want. But when people post utter shit, its time for the rest of us to call them on it...

[Dr. Ofellati]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('thuja', '
')
I do not want censorship. People can post what they want. But when people post utter shit, its time for the rest of us to call them on it...

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Dr. Ofellati', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('thuja', '
')
I do not want censorship. People can post what they want. But when people post utter shit, its time for the rest of us to call them on it...

[hardtootell-2]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('shortonsense', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('thuja', '
')This site is called PO.com and its populated by far too many survivalists and apocalyptists. They make anyone who study this issue with intelligence look...dumb.

[thuja]

Hey pretty good one Dr. Ofellati- I can take it I can take it-

And yes HardtoTell- I think perhaps some degree of shock and awe may be needed to "awaken people" (if that is indeed possible), but when some of us oversell our product (Kunstler, LATOC et al) the whole culture of those studying this subject gets muddied and watered down.

This subject seems to attract the conspiracy theorists, racists, survivalists and utter nutters in our world. And yes there is a great deal of good and interesting posts in here as well.

What I hope for sometimes is more coherence amongst the cacophony. I think in part that Aaron's blessed libertarianism allows this site to be extremely freewheeling- and I love him for that...but then I think in part that the anything goes approach to this site allows the loudest, most extreme and most prolific posters to rule the roost.

[vtsnowedin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Revi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vtsnowedin', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('thuja', ' ')Seriously, I think in a poll conducted a while back at least half of you believed that 5 billion people would die in the next 10 years. Puh--------leaze!

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[Pops]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('thuja', 'I') do not want censorship. People can post what they want. But when people post utter shit, its time for the rest of us to call them on it...

[mos6507]

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[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Nano', 'I')t can also be readily used to promote (enviro)fascist or -communist agenda's.

[mos6507]

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[hardtootell-2]

[blah blah...
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[Pops]

So, you want to know what hacks me off? ^

[RedStateGreen]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('hardtootell-2', 'T')here are Black Swan events and the butterfly effect impinging on complex unstable systems.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... i_7811593/

[hardtootell-2]

geezz Pops you threw out the whole post w/o looking for any value in it. Now no one can tell what RSG found interesting

[RedStateGreen]

I fixed the link so now it works.