I love the idea of an actual "thought process". Fortunately, none of us are actually wired to think linearly though a "process" of facts and alternative responses. We're all scrambled eggs in the pan no, more like a western omelet . What comes out of "the process" is an amalgam of good and bad information, good and bad assessment, good and bad decisions for action.
If like is an omelet, I'm still chopping veggies. I'm in the process as evaluating what my real forward-looking concerns are and trying to formulate reasonable responses. If I were to summarize the few salient points of Magnum Opus (Part 1.a), I would suggest the following.
1) Life on earth is not moving in a sustainable trajectory. Our dependence on oil (foreign or domestic) is not tenable. Life in the USofA in the 20th/21st Centuries is entirely based on cheap, available oil. Ain't gonna continue.
2) When the grid (energy / economy / government) goes down, it's going to be "everyman for himself". This will happen in a a matter of hours, not days, weeks, months, years. We should wish.
3) When you need a Plan B, it will be too late to develop it. Anarchy will sweep the nation (world?) and only those who have a working plan in place will survive.
4) Plan B will work only if it is (basically) a Middle-Ages type solution in terms of energy in technology. We will have the benefit of preparing for Plan B in a Plan A world, and we will have the advantage of centuries of discoveries at our disposal. But when you wake up in the morning, what will you eat?
With those four points in mind, I am trying to cook up an omelet here that will guide me in developing Plan B now, so I'm am ready when I need it. If I do it right, I'll also have some fun in the process and a darn nice recreation spot for the grandkids.
If like is an omelet, I'm still chopping veggies. I'm in the process as evaluating what my real forward-looking concerns are and trying to formulate reasonable responses. If I were to summarize the few salient points of Magnum Opus (Part 1.a), I would suggest the following.
1) Life on earth is not moving in a sustainable trajectory. Our dependence on oil (foreign or domestic) is not tenable. Life in the USofA in the 20th/21st Centuries is entirely based on cheap, available oil. Ain't gonna continue.
2) When the grid (energy / economy / government) goes down, it's going to be "everyman for himself". This will happen in a a matter of hours, not days, weeks, months, years. We should wish.
3) When you need a Plan B, it will be too late to develop it. Anarchy will sweep the nation (world?) and only those who have a working plan in place will survive.
4) Plan B will work only if it is (basically) a Middle-Ages type solution in terms of energy in technology. We will have the benefit of preparing for Plan B in a Plan A world, and we will have the advantage of centuries of discoveries at our disposal. But when you wake up in the morning, what will you eat?
With those four points in mind, I am trying to cook up an omelet here that will guide me in developing Plan B now, so I'm am ready when I need it. If I do it right, I'll also have some fun in the process and a darn nice recreation spot for the grandkids.
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