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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). |
I AM THE MOB on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 3:55 pm
Right-wing extremists in Germany to face amped up intelligence
https://www.dw.com/en/right-wing-extremists-in-germany-to-face-amped-up-intelligence/a-51708245
The Church Lady on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 3:59 pm
The WHORE of BABYLON aka ABOMINATION DAVY, be silenced, ye FATHER of WHORES, for you are a DESTROYER of TRUTH and FATHER of LIES.
fwsmj on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 4:08 pm
church lady
i appoint you supertard
congratulations on your appointment
jizya of multiple auto keltecs and ammmo coming
plus 10,000 acres
happy (((supremetard))) bday
Cloggie on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 4:17 pm
More bad news fir US industry:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/dec/17/whirlpool-washing-machines-to-be-recalled-over-fire-hazards-in-uk
“Whirlpool recalls more than 500,000 washing machines over fire risk”
This is not the first time.
Importing milliions of jungle bunnies from the third world comes at a price, namely losing the prestige of being a first world nation.
JuanP is stupid on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 4:57 pm
More stupidity
This is from stupid:
fwsmj said church lady i appoint you supertard congratulation…
The Church Lady said The WHORE of BABYLON aka ABOMINATION DAVY, be sile…
Davy said REAL Green isn’t stupid JuanP is stupid. REA…
full woke supremacist muzzies jerk double rainbow all the way across the sky so intense whoa it begins to look like a triple rainbow OMG what does it mean WDIM oh god said Cloggie on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 2:09 pm Supertard Lo…
Davy said Thats what you get for living the playboy live Jua…
Davy on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 4:58 pm
more dumb and dutch
“More bad news fir US industry: “Whirlpool recalls more than 500,000 washing machines over fire risk”
pretty lame cloggo, there are numerous recalls on European white goods too.
I AM THE MOB on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 5:16 pm
Bannon on Republican party: ‘We’ve got to find our AOCs’
“Former chief Trump strategist Stephen Bannon is urging the GOP to “find our AOCs,” referring to liberal freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), to help the party better serve working-class voters.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/474913-bannon-on-republican-party-weve-got-to-find-our-aocs
The Church Lady on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 5:48 pm
Dearest fwsmj,
Thank you, my child, for this most honorable appointment.
I have admonished many times the poster known as “Davy” to tell the truth and shame the devil. Should this Father of Lies continue to give in to the pleasures of lust, the Lord shall turn ye to dust. Born in vice, say it twice. Given to sin, Davy come on in. Hell is repetition over and over and over.
The Church Lady on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 5:51 pm
DAVY is of HIS father the GRAND MASTER of HELL, and the desires of HIS father HE covets. DAVY was a vile FORNICATOR from the beginning, and does not stand in the TRUTH, because there is no TRUTH in him. When DAVY speaks a LIE, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a LIAR and the father of it.
John 8:44
JuanP is stupid on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 5:56 pm
stupid is getting weird now
This is from stupid:
The Church Lady said DAVY is of HIS father the GRAND MASTER of HELL, an…
The Church Lady said Dearest fwsmj, Thank you, my child, for this most…
I AM THE MOB on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 5:56 pm
Will Trump Cause A Civil War?
“Bone chilling interview. Caller warns of neighbor vs neighbor conflict”
https://freespeech.org/stories/will-trump-cause-a-civil-war/
I AM THE MOB on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 6:03 pm
German soldiers reactions while watching footage of concentration camps, 1945
https://i.redd.it/z2tm97gfz6541.jpg
I AM THE MOB on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 6:42 pm
Obama accused old white men in politics of ‘not getting out of the way’.
REAL Green on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:01 pm
“Will Trump Cause A Civil War?”
“Bone chilling interview. Caller warns of neighbor vs neighbor conflict”
Good find MOBLY!
Saved to our notes to copy and paste on our own lame blog.
Davy on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:03 pm
For anyone that cares. JuanP is stupid is me. It’s just another one of my mutipal personailties.
Cloggie on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:04 pm
Will Trump Cause A Civil War?
“Bone chilling interview. Caller warns of neighbor vs neighbor conflict”
https://freespeech.org/stories/will-trump-cause-a-civil-war/
Be careful with what to wish for. There are quite a few on this planet who would love to see you go.
And yes, I think that the US is close to the abyss of CW2, just put your ear on the iron rail, aka the internet, to hear that train coming:
https://documents1940.wordpress.com/2018/06/11/cw2-brewing/
There are too many white folks who have enough of third world USA:
https://documents1940.wordpress.com/2019/12/10/the-microphone-for-american-deplorables/
https://documents1940.wordpress.com/2017/10/26/the-new-america/
CW2 will mean the end of the US, Canada, Australia and Nieuw-Zeeland.
Cloggie on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:10 pm
“German soldiers reactions while watching footage of concentration camps, 1945
https://i.redd.it/z2tm97gfz6541.jpg”
US showing Germans piles of corpses, who died from typhus, a situation entirely caused by US bombing of civilians.
Anne Frank, the icon of the holohoax, was killed by the americans, not the Germans.
Americans are disgusting. Let’s hope they thin each other thoroughly out in the upcoming CW2.
Cloggie on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:20 pm
Fusion Peugeot-Fiat-Chrysler coming up:
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/peugeot-beschliesst-fusion-mit-fiat-chrysler-a-1301785.html
Raking:
1. Volkswagen
2. Toyota
3. Renault-Nissan
4. Peugeot-Fiat-Chrysler.
Europe dominates, US nowhere to be seen, like with planes, IT-hardware or renewable energy.
No surprises here.
Davy on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:20 pm
We all no how important it is for us to keep things fair and balanced cloggo. That why were re-posting the link you messed up REAL Badly.
https://i.redd.it/z2tm97gfz6541.jpg
Cloggie on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:21 pm
Raking=Ranking
Duncan Idaho on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:27 pm
The Fat Boy is bring some humor to the scene:
“Trump’s Unhinged Letter to Nancy Pelosi Protests ‘Witch Trial’ Impeachment”
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/read-trump-unhinged-letter-nancy-pelosi-impeachment-928353/
Cloggie on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:29 pm
“Mark My Words: American Civil War 2.0”
https://steemit.com/politics/@rhondak/mark-my-words-american-civil-war-2-0
“ I’ve lived in the U.S. and now I’ve lived for a while in the U.K., and in my opinion, Europe has the States licked hands-down in public safety, morale, and environment. If they’ve done all of this without guns in every household”
“On the other hand, I would not dream of living in the U.S. unarmed at this point in time. The crime rate is far too high and political unrest is seething just below the surface. The U.S. is on the brink of disaster and being without lethal protection there is asking for trouble.”
Davy on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:37 pm
Lethal protection doesn’t wurk to well when everyone has guns and yer outnumbered cloggo. That’s why I built a monestary of doom for the fine gangsters from St. Louis. Strength in numbers n all.
Sissyfuss on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:39 pm
Trump is going to experience a metamorphosis to become a god, much in the fashion of his fellow traveler Caligula.
Cloggie on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:44 pm
Big in the UK news tonight, the reincarceration of a taxi driver mass rapist:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7801079/Black-cab-rapist-John-Worboys-62-dangerous-ever.html
Detail: the girlfriend of the current PM was one of his victims:
“Victim Carrie Symonds backs message branding black cab rapist John Worboys, 62, ‘still dangerous’ as he gets six extra years for four more attacks and is told he’s unlikely to EVER be released”
JuanP is stupid on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:47 pm
Stupid is bored and mindless tonight
This is from stupid
Davy said Lethal protection doesn’t wurk to well when everyo…
Davy said We all no how important it is for us to keep thing…
Davy said For anyone that cares. Larry Laffer is me. It’s ju…
Davy said For anyone that cares. JuanP is stupid is me. It’s…
REAL Green said “Will Trump Cause A Civil War?” “Bone chilling int…
Duncan Idaho on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 7:48 pm
much in the fashion of his fellow traveler Caligula.
Good analogy. But we are living in a politically illiterate society, so the Fat Boy may survive.
Davy on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 8:00 pm
STFU JuanP is stupid. Nobody wants to listen to yer insane shit.
dumbass
fwsmj on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 8:05 pm
Wow China 3 gorges dam is in srs trouble and will need to be blown up
makati1 on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 8:07 pm
I suspect that Trump is going to win against impeachment and win the election. We shall see. Pass the popcorn.
Long live the Orange Caligula!
JuanP is stupid on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 8:11 pm
Stupid is bored and mindless tonight
This is form stupid
fwsmj said Wow China 3 gorges dam is in srs…
fwsmj on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 8:42 pm
China 3 gorges is a huge nothingburger
Stacked against China is a dam disaster that killed 230000 ppl
One supremacist Chinese commie jerk laughed at America revolving govt and promoted Chinese dictatorship as superior form of governance
Richard Maywether on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 8:59 pm
Supremacist Chinese professor said China form of governance is superior because things get done such as 3 gorges
I agree. Excellent job eliminating muzzies but there’s no magic form of governance soon or later it show weakness
JuanP is stupid on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 9:05 pm
Stupid is bored and mindless tonight
This is form stupid:
fwsmj said China 3 gorges is a huge nothingburger…
Richard Maywether Said Supremacist Chinese professor said…
Davy on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 9:06 pm
STFU JuanP is stupid. Nobody wants to listen to more of yer insane shit.
dumbass
Davy@liar/hypocrite/fraud.com on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 9:19 pm
DavySkum still socking and committing ID theft from 4:08 AM until 9:06 PM.
So far today, the Skum has been trolling PO.com for a total of 17 hours.
I’m keeping a record of this loser’s sign-in and sign-off times. For someone who claims to care for a 500 acre ranch with hundreds of goats and cattle, he’s the only rancher capable of dedicating at least 17 hours a day to trolling a web site.
Therefore, DavySkum’s well earned screen name: DavySkum@Liar&Hypocrite.org
Anonymouse on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 9:30 pm
Don’t forget, he also has a ‘doomstead’ in ‘Italy’ he manages as well. I for one, am totally in awe of how he somehow manages two ‘estates’ on opposites sides of the world, all while keeping up his grueling schedule of neutering, moderating and documenting JuanP’s endless mis-deeds, and anyone else he happens to dislike, which is pretty much all us, as he does here.
Frikken incredible if you ask me.
REAL Green on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 9:33 pm
Oops, sorry everybody for my other self lied earlier when Davy claimed more people are opposed to President Chump’s impeachment.
I decided to fact check myself at 538, which uses an amalgamation of polls for improved accuracy over a single poll result. I just discovered that Davy lied as the polling demonstrates more people support Trump’s impeachment than are opposed.
Davy claims to be “fair and balanced”, but we know the truth of his political agenda.
Therefore, Davy’s screen name:
Davy@LiarHypocriteFraud.org
fwsmj on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 9:34 pm
Anonymouse on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 9:30 pm
Supertard please be respectful of supertard Davy
Well Done Anonymouse on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 9:38 pm
You’re a good man, Anonymouse.
I respect you for having the guts to call Davy out for who he truly is. He is tantruming as he used to have his way with PO.com. His strategy of bullying and insulting posters away will not work with people of conscience. He hates that other opinions are expressed in opposition to his insanity.
The only way to fight fire is with fire.
full woke supremacist muzzies jerk special news on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 9:45 pm
Muzzie killing during (((supremetard))) season
This Day…
Dec 17, 2017: Quetta, Pakistan
Two suicide bomber detonate during a
nativity service at a Methodist church: 11 Killed. Ht supertard Glenn Roberts
Muzzies FGM NASTY read taquiya Koran st peters in dc
full woke supremacist muzzies jerk on Tue, 17th Dec 2019 9:50 pm
Newly discovered mass grave killed by muzzies
Ht supertard Glenn Roberts
Mass grave containing remains of 643 civilians discovered in Iraq
makati1 on Wed, 18th Dec 2019 12:08 am
Anon, it is easy to do all of those things if the doomsteads are only in his mind. After all, delusions are easy to manage if you ignore reality. He is a master at that also.
Perhaps he is actually in an asylum and having a cheap smart phone and access to the internet is part of his therapy?
Nah! He is probably curled up in the goat shed with his favorite nanny and a jug of moonshine.
Cloggie on Wed, 18th Dec 2019 12:37 am
Virginia is where America started, it could very well be the place where the uprising will begin:
https://youtu.be/NqpL8iRXk6Y
Cloggie on Wed, 18th Dec 2019 12:39 am
“Wow China 3 gorges dam is in srs trouble and will need to be blown up”
Got a source other than your arse?
Anonymouse on Wed, 18th Dec 2019 1:04 am
2 blowjobs
makati1 on Wed, 18th Dec 2019 1:05 am
wow, Anon, nice thought, I wish mine would get hard
Cloggie on Wed, 18th Dec 2019 2:21 am
B737 Max turned into a production line of hot dogs:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7803821/Airplane-fuselages-bound-Boeings-737-Max-production-facility-sit-storage-supplier.html
Where’s the curry?
Cloggie on Wed, 18th Dec 2019 2:27 am
Discussion in Germany started to keep the nuclear power stations longer open, otherwise CO2-targets can’t be met:
https://www.spiegel.de/plus/deutschland-war-der-atomausstieg-ein-fehler-a-38ddbbc7-93c6-43aa-982b-2ea46ada42ed
I would agree with that. You should close them when you can afford to close them: financially and technically, read when sufficient storage for renewable electricity is in place. Experiencing black-outs would be a PR-disaster against renewable energy.
Cloggie on Wed, 18th Dec 2019 2:34 am
Number of gate-crashers at Europe’s borders is on the increase again, 100k are expected in 2020 against 70k this year:
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/fluechtlinge-griechenland-rechnet-2020-mit-100-000-migranten-aus-der-tuerkei-a-1301804.html
Reason: the insane idea of giving the right to apply for asylum to potentially billions of third worlders and live in the world’s first address, is acting like a magnet. Needs to be abolished completely. A bullet between the eyes is the correct answer.
For that we need to retreat from the lying POS UN and set up new identitarian world organisations in Eurasia.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7793253/PETER-HITCHENS-reveals-evidence-watchdog-suppressed-report-casting-doubt-Assad-gas-attack.html
“PETER HITCHENS reveals fresh evidence that UN watchdog suppressed report casting doubt on Assad gas attack”
The UN is an extension of ZOG and invented to finish off whitey, once and for all.