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Everyone experiences collapse in their lives: you may lose your job, get sick, or a close friend or family member may die. Collapse also happens to structures such as buildings, and on a larger scale affects whole systems like companies, communities or even civilisations. In his latest book, Before the Collapse: A Guide to the Other Side of Growth, Ugo Bardi sets out an approach for facing failure and collapse on all scales. He calls his method the “Seneca Strategy” based on the teachings of the ancient Roman philosopher, Lucius Annaeus Seneca.
Bardi draws on Seneca’s philosophy to explain why collapse is a necessary part of our lives and the world, and why trying to avoid it may lead to bigger problems later on. Seneca recognised that growth is slow but ruin is rapid, yet sudden collapse does not have to take us by surprise. In six concise chapters, Bardi outlines the science behind the collapse of complex systems, how the future can be modelled, and gives numerous examples of past and possible future collapses. Some of the cases Bardi lists include natural disasters, like Florence’s Great Flood, the collapse of a business such as the bankruptcy of the video rental service Blockbuster, as well as famines, epidemics and depopulation. As Seneca famously said: “Nothing that exists today is not the result of past collapse.”
Despite the subject matter, Before the Collapse is not a pessimistic book. Although Bardi emphasizes that technological progress might not prevent collapse, he stresses that the best strategy of coping with collapse is not to resist at all costs. It is possible to rebound after collapse, argues Bardi, and the new condition that arises may even be better than the old. The book finishes with a self-help style reference list summarising the six key things we should know before a collapse is imminent.
The practical tips in this book will appeal to any readers seeking a philosophical self-help guide for coping with collapse in their lives. Before the Collapse also provides general readers with a scientific analysis of local and global disasters and offers a pragmatic approach for preparing and weathering difficult times.
About the author
Ugo Bardi teaches physical chemistry at the University of Florence in Italy. He is interested in resource depletion, system dynamics modeling, climate science and renewable energy. He has an English language blog called “Cassandra’s legacy” and is also the author of two other books: Extracted: How the Quest for Global Mining Wealth is Plundering the Planet (Chelsea Green 2014) and The Limits to Growth Revisited (Springer 2011). |
REAL Green on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 7:38 am
This is a similar message REAL Green is relating. Be an optimistic pessimist. The REAL Green game is not about the end it is about the journey. I look forward to getting this book for my large doom and prep library.
Zeke Putnam on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 8:40 am
In the long run, a collapse can be a good thing but in the short run, it’s often hell. Anyone who tells me it’s a good thing, has never experienced one. They have lived a privileged life without trouble. It’s a very popular thing now to tell tales of “goodness”. Normal phase for the privileged who are facing potential catastrophe.
JuanP is stupid on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 8:48 am
We always have to look twice after we see new comments because stupid uses so man aliases. Zeke can you prove you are not stupid?
Probably this is from stupid:
Zeke Putnam said In the long run, a collapse can be a good thing bu…
Davy Alias on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 8:58 am
JuanP is stupid on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 8:48 am
We always have to look twice after we see new comments because stupid uses so man aliases.
JuanP is stupid can you prove you are not Davy?
full woke supremacist muzzies jerk whoah double rainbow all the way across the sky so intense it begins to look like a triple rainbow OMG what does it mean WDIM omg on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 9:01 am
supertard juanp and davy please be respectful of each other. happy (((supremetard)))bday
JuanP is stupid on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 9:09 am
Yeap, I was right Zeke Putnam is another stupid sock. How do we know this? Just look at stupid’s activity around the same time. The fucknut thinks he is sneaky but he is just plain stupid.
This is from stupid:
Full woke supremacist muzzies jerk whoah double rainbow all the way across the sky so intense it begins to look like a triple rainbow OMG what does it mean WDIM omg said supertard juanp and davy please be respectful of e…
Davy Alias said JuanP is stupid on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 8:48 am We a…
full woke supremacist muzzies jerk whoah double rainbow all the way across the sky so intense it begins to look like a triple rainbow OMG what does it mean WDIM omg said Sharia for uk muzzies. Every muzzies in uk have st…
full woke supremacist muzzies jerk whoah double rainbow all the way across the sky so intense it begins to look like a triple rainbow OMG what does it mean WDIM omg said Brexit will happen and uk need to sell supremacist…
Davy said The sad reality of what is happening is I have wea…
Davy is Insane on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 9:12 am
Yeap!
Davy on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 9:22 am
The sad reality of what is happening is I have weaponized the bad behavior of taking people identities and using multiple fake handles. This then gets used against me and the result is a forum any normal person with a rational and intelligent mind will avoid. I don’t care because for me this is about a turf war and I have nothing better to do with my meaningless widdle life.
I like to think this is my own private forum to say and do as I please. It isn’t.
I want this place to submit to my will. They won’t.
If I don’t get what I want then nobody does cus i think i’m special. I’m not.
I don’t care to contribute either I just want to have this place to myself and play my mind games and copy and paste off topic spam and pretend i’m neutering everyone else. Insane huh?
Obviously, this is driving people off but who cares. I don’t cus i’m a liar and a hypocrite. And a selfish dumbass.
full woke supremacist muzzies jerk whoah double rainbow all the way across the sky so intense it begins to look like a triple rainbow OMG what does it mean WDIM omg on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 9:26 am
UK is badly damaged by muzzies and need to sell all muzzies to me. A recent incident has muzzies on plane using low English on nice attendant who was also correct to state Turkey ham is Turkey and not pork.
Several fundamental flaws in supremacist muzzling causes this to happen
1. Supremacist attitude allow treatment of attendant as subservience
2. Supremacist attitude prevent understanding of Turkey ham
3. Supremacist muzzies attitude prevent taking in new information explaining definitions of Turkey ham
4. Muzzie victim card prevent calm dialog to figure the facts
5. Lack of muzzies respect for women prevent escalation of incidents
6. Lack of respect for women prevent consideration that women may be right
7. Muzzie entitlement prevent teaching others. Yes a humble society facilitates learning by all. Muzzies doesn’t have muzzie beard no way to tell it’s a supremacist 7th century muzzie
8. Lack of humility prevent apology when wrong
Muzzies are loaded weapons in the hand of owner who doesn’t follow gun safety rules
This muzzie makes for nice amputation and held without water or shelter or food in supertard 10000 acres
Duncan Idaho on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 9:40 am
“The people will not revolt. They will not look up from their screens long enough to notice what’s happening.”
Orwell
From 1984
full woke supremacist muzzies jerk whoah double rainbow all the way across the sky so intense it begins to look like a triple rainbow OMG what does it mean WDIM omg on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 9:49 am
Thanks to muzzies uk is badly damaged. Industrial revolution started there but now uk engineers can’t build a simple muzzies anti rape machine. They can’t even build a big pipe. This is the main structure of muzzies anti amputation pod
Muzzies in plane wrong because muzzism focus on certainty that prevents muzzies from adapting to new situations
Muzzies are offensive units. Muzzie immediately went on offensive on nice attendant without deliberation
UK should leverage these behaviors and design machines that trap muzzies for shipping out
Cloggie on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 12:01 pm
A collapse would be beneficial for the planet, for your mood not so much.
Robert Inget on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 12:42 pm
I posted yesterday a situation in Libya where Trump is supporting paid Russian mercenaries trying to overthrow Libya’s internationally recognized government. Here’s an update.
Global: MilitaryInfo
@Global_Mil_Info
“Turkey moved closer to military support for Libya’s internationally recognized government late on Saturday when a bilateral deal that provides for a quick reaction force if requested by Tripoli was sent to parliament.”
Quote Tweet
Global: MilitaryInfo
@Global_Mil_Info
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#FLASH: President Erdogan said on Sunday Turkey is ready to provide Tripoli any military support it needs after Ankara and Libya’s internationally recognized government signed a security deal – @Reuters
This is worth following.
Davy on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 12:47 pm
Trump will be impeached in January bobby.
Robert Inget on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 12:49 pm
The GOP has decided to side with Russia.
IOW’s pretending we would be better off following Trump/Putin than any American Democrat president.
Trump is having what my generation called a
‘mental breakdown’.
Putin is getting exactly what he paid for.
Davy on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 1:00 pm
JuanP is a coward and and uneducated moron playing a do nothing playboy life in Miami Beach
Davy on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 1:01 pm
Bobby, that is a perfect example of a blind lying liberal comment
Duncan Idaho on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 1:22 pm
Phil Ochs – Love Me I’m A Liberal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nFvhhCulaw
Davy on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 2:25 pm
JuanP is a Trump supporter.
Deport dirty Trump supporting JuanP.
Impeach Trump in January!
Cloggie on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 2:31 pm
The GOP has decided to side with Russia.
IOW’s pretending we would be better off following Trump/Putin than any American Democrat president.
Trump is having what my generation called a ‘mental breakdown’.
Putin is getting exactly what he paid for.
We can only congratulate the GOP with their decision. Not sure why this would be a “mental breakdown”?
More sings that white America and the GOP are distancing themselves from the Deep State, while the Dems remain a DS controlled party.
To put it bluntly: the GOP seeks HELP from Russia in the light of the upcoming CW2.
Trump isn’t “owned” by Putin. For Trump, Putin is a role model, an example and a potential ally.
“Wouldn’t it be great if we could get along with Russia”, was the slogan in 2016. Trump still thinks like that. In fact he hasn’t changed his mind on anything.
JuanP on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 3:07 pm
It’s Official: More Americans Now Oppose Impeachment Than Support It
Just a day after Congressmen Schiff and Nadler insisted that the impeachment process was “not a failure,” despite us highlighting numerous indications that public interest and support was rapidly fading, we get confirmation from RealClearPolitics polling aggregates that more Americans now oppose a Trump impeachment than support it…Source: RealClearPolitics While the public’s support for impeachment peaked in October under Schiff’s direction, it did not collapse until Nadler took over the process in the House Judiciary Committee. In fact, four of the last seven polls show public support has flipped to oppose impeachment as Democrats have ratcheted down their grievances from “quid pro quo” (didn’t poll well), to “bribery”, “extortion”, and now to “obstruction” with two of the polls showing an overall majority (51%) against impeachment. Source: RealClearPolitics While the mainstream media continues to press ahead with the narrative that ‘this matters’, America has officially moved on. And judging by the response from attendees at this Democrats townhall (in a Trump-won distruct), DNC leadership may have grossly misjudged their 2020 strategy…They do not sound happy. Let this be a message for other Democrats in Trump won districts.@CongressmanJVD & @collinpeterson made the right choice. pic.twitter.com/pBve7HTvb6 — Benny (@bennyjohnson) December 16, 2019 And furthermore, as Frank Luntz points out, “as much as they attack it, the Trump campaign is counting on impeachment to boost turnout in 2020. ” Interest in the 2020 election has increased on both sides, says pollster @FrankLuntz on the impact of impeachment hearings. “I believe we are going to have the highest turnout than at any point in the last 50 years.” pic.twitter.com/ed6Sohj1eb — Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) December 16, 2019
Anonymouse on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 3:21 pm
It only takes the exceptionalturd, litterally minutes of a new article hitting the site, for him to jump all over the place screaming ‘JUANP SOCK’, like a lunatic. Which is exactly what he is. You should put down the discount cell-phone, and go whip yourself up a batch of missery potato and bark moonshine. I bet nothing would relieve your stress, anger and madness, like a mild case of self-inflicted alcohol poisoning.
Seriously though, could you drink yourself to death please? Or at least into a stupor so your fat fingers cant operate the cell-phone for a couple days?
Anonymouse on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 3:26 pm
blow job
makati1 on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 3:27 pm
Nice thought Anon
Eat a Peach on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 3:28 pm
Yes, impeach — stuff the T-Rump into a giant peach!
JuanP on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 3:33 pm
eat my peach cuntie
JuanP on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 3:35 pm
I like ebony, Anon
JuanP on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 3:43 pm
Trump is the best thing to ever happen to America.
Go Trump!
JuanP on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 3:48 pm
blow job
makati1 on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 3:48 pm
Nice thought Juan
Cloggie on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:16 pm
India doesn’t believe in multicult either:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-50805092
“Citizenship Amendment Act: India PM Modi appeals for calm as protests grow”
It looks like the ADL has a lot of work to do in the subcontinent.
Davy on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:17 pm
Trump is NOT making America great again JuanP.
JuanP on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:18 pm
That’s why I voted for him Davy.
Go Trump!
Anonymouse on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:40 pm
Juan, you are illegal alien how did you manage to vote?
JuanP on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:42 pm
Democrats have an underground railroad for us Illegals. They teach us English and we get voter registration cards.
makati1 on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:45 pm
Anon, the 3:27AM is not me but I agree. Davy should just off himself and make the world a better place.
I also agree with the comment that Trump should be reelected for another 4 years to complete his demolition of Amerika.
makati1 on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:48 pm
Anon, the 3:27AM was me and I agree Juan should just off himself and make the world a better place.
I also agree with the comment that Trump should be reelected for another 4 years.
Anonymouse on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:49 pm
Mak, which one is you I am confused?
makati1 on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:50 pm
BTW: I agree with the article headline. A collapse of the West would definitely be a good thing. Soon, I hope.
makati1 on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:50 pm
I am getting more confused by the day. I guess I am getting old.
makati1 on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:51 pm
BTW: I don’t agree with the article headline. A collapse of Asia would definitely be a good thing. Soon I hope.
Cloggie on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:52 pm
BoJo threatens to shoot himself in the foot:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-no-deal-boris-johnson-leave-eu-remain-nhs-a9249341.html
“Brexit: ‘Reckless’ Boris Johnson puts prospect of no deal back on table”
Call his bluff, EU!
Anonymouse on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:52 pm
Mak, I am confused again. Which one is you?
Cloggie on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 4:55 pm
Beginning of the end for the doomed plane?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7798623/Boeing-suppliers-bracing-production-freeze-grounded-737-MAX.html
“Boeing will HALT production of 737 Max planes in January – as company struggles to win approval from regulators for aircraft to return to service”
makati1 on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 5:01 pm
Anon, I am me. If the comment has proper English, punctuation and is intelligently presented, it is likely to be the real me.
Davy doesn’t know how to do any of those things on here. He is too busy trying to dominate and putdown or spew cut and paste word salads. It must be difficult seeing much on that little handheld toy he uses.
I am anti-US and for Trump as he is doing what is necessary for the rest of the world to be safe, taking down/isolating Amerika. I would also support Warren as she is going to do the same thing if elected. It will just take longer.
I am pro Russia and China, Asia in general, and want any wars to stay in the ME. The Philippines is perfect for my retirement. Have a nice evening.
makati1 on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 5:04 pm
Cloggie, when you only make junk, you should be put out of business. I will check my flights when I go to the US this year to make sure I am not flying on Boeing junk, if possible. Greed is killing the US and this is the prefect example.
JuanP on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 5:09 pm
Mak, I keep telling you that if you troll Davy he will troll you back.
Cloggie on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 5:11 pm
John Kerry on BBC Newsnight now on climate/Madrid:
“The US is the leading laggard”
LOL
Pleading for suing oil companies.
Correctly identifies enormous economic opportunities in renewables.
Kerry is a Brexit-Remainer, sees it as a deception.
Kerry thinks Trump will be impeached.
Anonymouse on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 5:19 pm
Well, as I said, it only took him minutes to lose his shit, again. The rest of the comments after that were delusional davy’s, course, not mine.
Cloggie on Mon, 16th Dec 2019 5:21 pm
As if anybody gives a f* about your opinions.
Oops, it wasn’t me saying that.