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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). |
More Davy Childish ID Theft on Thu, 19th Dec 2019 8:34 am
Fact Checker ID Theft via DavySkum
DavySkum: “links, references, and examples??”
Stupid, read the post, dumbass (hint: Washington Post Fact Checkers).
I am the MOB is correct. You are truly dumber than a stump.
DavySkum Log Report on Thu, 19th Dec 2019 8:44 am
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I AM THE MOB on Thu, 19th Dec 2019 9:40 am
Man opens fire in central Moscow near Federal Security Service building, – reports
https://www.rt.com/russia/476415-central-moscow-man-opens-fire/?utm_source=browser&utm_medium=push_notifications&utm_campaign=push_notifications
A false flag is very easy to orchestrate. You just tell the leaders at the top you need a job done. And they pass it down the line. See easy.
And you ain’t seen nothin yet.
LOL
Cloggie on Thu, 19th Dec 2019 11:10 am
Putin president for life!
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/putin-presidential-term-limit-russia-moscow-conference-today-a9253156.html
“Putin says rule limiting him to two consecutive terms as president ‘can be abolished’”
Putin is young (67) and could go on for 13 years or more!
Davy on Thu, 19th Dec 2019 12:10 pm
“Putin says rule limiting him to two consecutive terms as president ‘can be abolished’” “Putin is young (67) and could go on for 13 years or more!”
That says a lot about what kind of country Russia is. I am sure that makes you proud cloggo. You want a dictator at the helm.
above is supertard obv on Thu, 19th Dec 2019 1:34 pm
Davy on Thu, 19th Dec 2019 12:10 pm
Pbuh swt SAW SAWS
above is fwsmj obv on Thu, 19th Dec 2019 1:36 pm
Supertard messenger of Allah and muzzie lover
Muhammad is supertard’s goat
Cloggie on Fri, 20th Dec 2019 8:49 am
Boeing update:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50855395
“Boeing astronaut capsule for Nasa stalls in orbit”
Cloggie on Fri, 20th Dec 2019 10:52 am
“Europe must rearm!”
On the day Brexit became a fact, de facto initiating the breakup of the West, German, America-leaning libtard MSM “die Zeit” says that the EU must give up its traditional restraint in all military matters. Literally: “sometimes you have to wage war”
https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2019-12/europaeische-union-intervention-militaer-syrien-geopolitik
Hear, hear!
It will take a while before on both sides of the Channel the truth will sink in that we have become geopolitical competitors and soon after, adversaries.
cloggie on Fri, 20th Dec 2019 10:29 pm
Urgenda wins lawsuit in the Netherlands:
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/20/win-planet-dutch-supreme-court-issues-landmark-ruling-mandating-climate-action
“A Win for the Planet!’: Dutch Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling Mandating Climate Action”
As we all remember, Urgenda designed a blueprint of how the Netherlands could completely decarbonize before 2030:
https://deepresource.wordpress.com/2017/01/03/netherlands-sustainable-by-2030/
Cloggie on Fri, 20th Dec 2019 10:42 pm
Former Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer praises IPCC and says he doesn’t like climate change deniers:
https://www.telegraaf.nl/financieel/1915099378/ex-baas-shell-moeite-met-klimaatsceptici
Parallel with the lawsuit against the Dutch government, Urgenda is also suing Royal Dutch Shell:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-shell-environment-lawsuit/shell-faces-lawsuit-from-climate-change-activists-over-fossil-fuels-idUSKCN1RH1SE
“Shell faces lawsuit from climate change activists over fossil fuels”
Davy on Fri, 20th Dec 2019 10:46 pm
Who cares cloggo. Urgenda is a tiny shithole south american country. Holland isn’t much better.
REAL Green on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 12:45 am
Uhhh Davy? Urgenda isn’t in South America anymore. They moved.
stupid
Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 5:11 am
The Iron Curtain just moved 400 km westwards… from Hanover to the Channel.
Britain is being pushed into American geopolitical orbit and corresponding low standards:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-deal-latest-chlorinated-chicken-us-trade-deal-trump-a9255761.html
“Iain Duncan Smith defends US food standards including chlorinated chicken amid fears of Trump trade deal”
#OligarchHeaven
Europe needs to rearm fast and cosy up to Russia and China.
Orwell was right, at least for the short term:
https://documents1940.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/george_orwell_map.jpg
If the Anglos can be saved from complete mongrelization depends entirely on Middle America; the English will never revolt, they are anti-white to the core and have only one ambition in life: to drag continental Europe with them in their genetic self-erasure.
#SpleenHeads
Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 5:29 am
“You have to fly in the coffin”
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/ryanair-boeing-737-max-plane-crash-passenger-safety-aircraft-michael-oleary-a9255601.html
“RYANAIR BOSS SAYS NO REFUNDS IF PASSENGERS REFUSE TO FLY ON BOEING 737 MAX”
Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 5:48 am
Major opportunity to finally cancel the West and go full Eurasian, geopolitically, militarily and economically:
https://www.rt.com/news/476557-eu-rejects-nordstream-sanctions/
“EU companies legally doing business mustn’t be targeted by any sanctions – European Commission on US move against Nord Stream 2”
Let the arms race begin.
Davy on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 6:19 am
Dream on cloggo, your tired message falls on deaf ears. You ideas are delusional and don’t scale. Grow up, you are upset because your pride has been hurt. Your message constantly fails because you are a failure. Sure some of your cherry picked facts and ideas have validity but the package is a lie when reality tested.
Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 6:29 am
“Sleeping dragon no more: China about to replace US as strongest naval power and Washington is too late to stop it”
https://www.rt.com/news/476527-chinese-navy-replace-us-strongest/
The European liberation will come from unexpected angle.
Go, China!
Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 6:32 am
Give the bubble gum poppers a hard time, Chinaman! No mercy. South China Sea first, Taiwan and Australia next. We’ll keep them busy in the Channel, Gibraltar and Mediterranean.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2019/12/15/china-is-building-an-incredible-number-of-warships/#380f9d7b69ac
“The Chinese Navy Is Building An Incredible Number Of Warships”
The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 6:36 am
We thank you for your commentary Cloggie.
Please keep up the good work!
Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 6:44 am
“China’s Submarines May Be Catching Up With U.S. Navy”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hisutton/2019/11/24/latest-chinese-submarines-catching-up-with-us-navy/#40583141298c
Wait until…
– China is strong enough to challenge the US in East-Asia militarily
– Trump will be gone and the Dems return victorious and exercise revenge on white America for its deplorable rebellion against the Deep State
– In the mean-time Europe must “practice” a little on the British, without challenging the US too much
At the moment of the to be expected Chinese ultimatum against the US in the South China Sea, get PBM started.
In shady backrooms, the EU, Russia and China should have an agreement in place about how the world should look like after empire and Anglo supremacy.
I would be surprised if such an agreement didn’t already exist (Macron, Putin, Xi, not Merkel).
Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 7:22 am
Babymap. Country flashes every time a child is born. Alarming:
https://neal.fun/baby-map/
Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 11:27 am
Every now and then we have a rare American who gets it, amidst a jungle of fossilized morons and renewable energy deniers:
https://cleantechnica.com/2019/12/20/100-wws-part-1-jacobsons-new-study-displaces-99-7-fossil-energy-with-massive-savings/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
“100% WWS Part 1: Jacobson’s New Study Displaces 99.7% Fossil Energy With Massive Savings”
Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 11:39 am
“‘Sanctions just a hiccup’: Nord Stream 2 will be completed, & US knows it but cannot bear the thought – former US diplomat”
https://www.rt.com/news/476542-nordstream-jatras-sanctions-us/
Exactly.
“The Nord Stream 2 pipeline is going to be completed despite the latest US sanctions, former US diplomat Jim Jatras told RT, adding that the last-ditch attempt to derail its launch is a gesture of despair by Washington.”
Not sure if “desperation” is Trump’s real motive. If he is a closet white nationalist, which I think he is 2-1, he is actually acting rationalist by ruining the empire before the deep state returns.
And we made davy vote for it.ROFL
Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 11:50 am
“EU anger at Boris Johnson’s plans for a hard Brexit: Top negotiator Michel Barnier accuses PM of a ‘race to the bottom’ as No 10 hints at trade deal with Japan after signalling he’d reject Brussels trade rules”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7816801/Top-EU-negotiator-Michel-Barnier-accuses-Boris-Johnson-race-bottom.html
Forget about a negotiated Brexit deal, not in the interest of the EU that is going to let the UK bleed… to set an example for others… and provide an excuse for Scotland and NI to escape from the Brexit black hole England, back into European wealth. The only matter that needs to be taken care off is the blame game for the history books. BoJo has set a one-sided short time table, which the EU should ignore and intentionally delay fake negotiations until the UK blinks first and we have them where we want them, in not so splendid isolation… and the battle lines for WW3 have been drawn.
JuanP incel jnsanity on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 12:29 pm
Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 11:50 am
“EU anger at Boris Johnson’s plans for a hard Brexit: Top negotiator Michel Barnier accuses PM of a ‘race to the bottom’ as No 10 hints
The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 12:31 pm
Notice to all.
Please do not feed the Davy troll.
JuanP on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 12:47 pm
Cloggie, have you seen my mind?
The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 12:48 pm
Do not feed the troll.
Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 12:49 pm
Juan, get a grip, you never had one. You are a mindless gimmigrant.
JuanP on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 12:51 pm
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The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 12:51 pm
Please. Do not feed the troll.
JuanP on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 12:52 pm
Feed me cock
Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 12:52 pm
You are a weirdo, Juan. Please leave!
The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 12:54 pm
Do not feed the davy troll.
The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 1:00 pm
Don’t feed the JuanP cock. He is disgusting
JuanP is stupid on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 1:02 pm
Stupid spare us your mental illness
This is from stupid
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The Board said Do not feed the davy troll.
Cloggie said You are a weirdo, Juan. Please leave!
JuanP said Feed me cock
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Cloggie on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 12:52 pm
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The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 1:55 pm
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The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 12:31 pm
Notice to all.
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The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 2:12 pm
Do not feed the davy troll.
Please ignore all posts with ‘JuanP’ in the handle or in the comments.
The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 2:22 pm
Members please lobby the owners and get “Davy” banned. If he would stop stalking, attacking others, spamming, socking and trolling, we will try to ignore him this would stop his trash immediately. The problem is “Davy” likes this behavior because he is an egotistical psychopath. He wants to feel important and in charge, plus he is mentally ill. One need only search his comment history to see this is true. BTW, he can’t argue ID theft because back then he always did that. We suspect back then he was doing socks AND ID theft. Since “Davy” is not going to leave us alone to have moderately civil on-topic discussions,but instead stalks and trolls PO.com with ID theft and hostile socks then we need plan B. Plan B is this:
Send the Missouri Dept. of Mental Health to “Davys” isolated rural cabin, with heavy police escort. And the SPCA as well to rescue the animals suffering physical and mental abuse on his “farm”. And take away his cell-phone permanently once he is safely confined to a medium security facility or higher ideally. That would work too.
The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 2:40 pm
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Civil Involuntary Detention:
Q: Who can initiate a Civil Involuntary Detention?
A: Any adult person may file an application for detention, evaluation, and treatment with the probate division of the circuit court where the person may be found.
Q: Does a person have to be homicidal or suicidal before he or she is able to be civilly detained?
A: No. Verbal threats to do harm are sufficient, or even placing a person in fear of harm is sufficient.
Call the toll-free 24-hour Access Crisis Intervention (ACI) 24-hour crisis hotline. 1/800-833-3915
https://dmh.mo.gov/mental-illness/help/civil
JuanP is stupid on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 4:25 pm
Stupid please walk down the street to Douglas Gardens and check in. You are gone as a human.
this is from stupid
The Board said Missouri Department of Mental Health Civil Involun…
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The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 2:40 pm
Missouri Department of Mental Health
Civil Involuntary Detention:
Q: Who can initiate a Civi
The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 4:38 pm
Important announcement to everyone.
Do not feed the davy troll.
Please ignore all posts with ‘JuanP’ in the handle or in the comments.
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The Board on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 4:38 pm
Important announcement to everyone.
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JuanP is stupid on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 4:54 pm
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JuanP on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 6:44 pm
Mak, you have some rain in the forcast.
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/storminfo/#05L
Davy on Sat, 21st Dec 2019 6:55 pm
“Sorry Dems, US Employees Are The World’s Happiest”
https://tinyurl.com/ty73uyf zero hedge from statista
“Despite the likes of Elizabeth Warren and AOC constantly complaining about the desperate state of American workers, and how miserable they are under the ‘monarchic’ rule of President Trump, Statista’s Maria Vultaggio points out that, according to a new poll by Mindspace, workers in the U.S. are the happiest in the world. Infographic: U.S. Employees Are The Happiest | Statista You will find more infographics at Statista More than 5,000 employees worldwide were questioned, with 1,000 people from the U.S. being surveyed. While assessing workplace culture, respondents were asked about wellness, overall happiness at work and engagement. Less happy, 73 percent of U.K. workers said they were happy in the workplace, falling at the bottom of the list, which surveyed five other countries, including the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Germany and Israel.”