GoodSense
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- Jul 2, 2007
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I am usually not a doomsday kind of person, but lately I feel there are many indicators that make me seriously question the stability of the world, economically, environmentally, and infrastructure-wise.
I have been reading the book The Long Emergency and it's hard to see, with oil peaking, how we can manage our way out of this impending energy crisis. I also believe global warming is going to be seriously devastating to the environment in the next 20 years or so.
Labor-wise, I think it will be increasingly difficult for North America to compete with India and China, where the population works hard to get ahead. Not to sound pessimistic, but I think a harsh environment usually brings out the greatest potential in people.
Today I read that Russian and China spies have hacked into the electrical grid computer systems. Imagine what kind of panic and crisis would result from a week-long breakdown in the power system, if not longer. Stocks and mutual funds won't mean anything if we have no way of selling or cashing it (sans electricity).
I think there is a growing group of people who think like me. What are the best one can do to prepare for some kind of long-lasting disaster/infrastructure failure. Am I totally crazy?
I have been reading the book The Long Emergency and it's hard to see, with oil peaking, how we can manage our way out of this impending energy crisis. I also believe global warming is going to be seriously devastating to the environment in the next 20 years or so.
Labor-wise, I think it will be increasingly difficult for North America to compete with India and China, where the population works hard to get ahead. Not to sound pessimistic, but I think a harsh environment usually brings out the greatest potential in people.
Today I read that Russian and China spies have hacked into the electrical grid computer systems. Imagine what kind of panic and crisis would result from a week-long breakdown in the power system, if not longer. Stocks and mutual funds won't mean anything if we have no way of selling or cashing it (sans electricity).
I think there is a growing group of people who think like me. What are the best one can do to prepare for some kind of long-lasting disaster/infrastructure failure. Am I totally crazy?