Collapse and continuity
by Robin Datta This is an attempt to address collapse in its greater temporal context. Collapse is a regression that is perceived by the observer as a change of a large magnitude over a short period of time. This regression…
Systemic Collapse
Only willfully ignorant individuals are failing to perceive the ongoing systemic collapse of western civilization. Economic recession? Check, since 2000. Economic depression? Check, since 2008. Rampant "natural" disasters? Check, with increasing frequency. Climate chaos? Indeed, only a politician could miss…
Principles for society
by Arthur Noll 1. The first principle for society is science. We need to make decisions based on repeatable, observable understandings of how things work. Currently, this is frequently not done, is often not done by scientists. That might seem…
Making connections, round two
My last post was my latest attempt to connect like-minded people. But, as if often the case, the discussion wandered. I think this is important, so I'm trying again. Again, the useful fora: the Classified Ads sections of Silent Country,…
Making connections as the world burns … unless 126 does the trick
I've managed to connect via email several people, most of whom I've not met. I have connected directly with many like-minded people using myriad outlets, including online fora, email, telephone, and live-and-in-person. The latter has proved most gratifying, particularly including…
Vietnam is our future
by John Rember 1. In the fall of 2010, it’s still possible to buy two round-trip plane tickets from the west coast of the United States to Vietnam for two thousand dollars. Once there, it’s cheaper than staying home. A…
Tinkerers on the scaffolding, or the recovery of ecstasy
by Sandy Krolick, who blogs at kulturCritic The tame and domesticated contours of civilized life have eclipsed our sense of the feral in everyday experience -- that irrepressible anchor of human embodiment, our elemental interlacing with nature, “that subtle knot…