[MtnClimber]

James Howard Kunstler ping

[telescope115]

Great post. I like his inclusion of the picture of Roman(?) ruins. If ever there was an illustration of where we’re headed, that is it.

One of my wife’s cousins calls her every morning to chew the fat, and she always steers the conversation to politics; it’s always criticizing Trump about something. Lately it’s about Poor Jimmy Kimmel, Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, etc. My wife doesn’t like talking about politics, she’s not liberal like her cousin. She does, however, tell me about their conversations.

Her cousin is a retired teacher, “educated”, so to speak.They are talking right now. I can’t wait….🙄

[Empire_of_Liberty]

Thank you for posting that. Kunstler is always worth reading.

Kunstler wants to be social. These people do not.

Humanity will endure long after any society. Humans can, and do, exist both individually and in societies. It makes us hardy.

There are many reasons that the anti-social is on the rise. One is probably that there are more than enough of us. I am reminded of an experiment where mice are put in a cage. Initially, it is a land of plenty and the mice thrive and are social (for mice) and happy. The experimenters keep cramming in more mice, however, and soon things change. The mice become murderous, homosexual and anti-social. Their numbers control their behavior.

I don’t even think this is the major reason for what we are seeing, but its nature is being exploited.

[little jeremiah]

Thanks for the ping. 4-6% will be lost. Swallered too much purple Koolaid.