Why We Are In A State of Despair

[Cum Laude]

There are occasions where intellect is of no value other than entertainment. Those of us who excelled at physics realize that the laws of our world govern all things and all actions and while they may from time to time be ignored, in the end the laws hold true. Look around you at the planet on which we live, there is a system that exists that is everywhere and rules all things. Entities start out as tiny little object like seeds and embryos and then grow. They continue to grow until are mature. They live or exist until they reach their maximum span then they fall over and die. This is why there are no three mile tall trees or no 200 year old men. Everything has its lifespan including all of the works of man and the systems and things he “creates”. The system of “endless growth” as our wise host always points out may have gone on for quite a long time and has even dragged it’s rotting carcass down the road for far longer than many of us have been able to believe, but in the end, well it will find it’s end and die. It is not gloom nor is it doom, it is just the way that physics works.

In the olden days when men were men and led from the front, a change of course could have been made and the end would have been averted. Good men, wise men can make such choices and changes. Unfortunately those who lead us today are slackers and cowards who hide in the back or under the surface and direct their mindless minions in whatever direction it is that will buy them more time at the top. This inevitably leads to collapse, usually from without as well as from within. There is only one solution to the dilemma which America faces today and that is collapse. It is natural, it will be cathartic, and the longer things go on until it happens the more devastating it will be.

What, do you want to live forever?

[Peter F]

Unfortunately those who lead us today are slackers and cowards who hide in the back or under the surface and direct their mindless minions in whatever direction it is that will buy them more time at the top. This inevitably leads to collapse, usually from without as well as from within. There is only one solution to the dilemma which America faces today and that is collapse.

America proceeds upon the natural path. All is well. Why would you want to interfere with Natural Laws? Why would you think you would succeed?

[Cum Laude]

America proceeds upon the natural path. All is well. Why would you want to interfere with Natural Laws? Why would you think you would succeed?

The reason why economic growth has been so popular for going on three centuries is because it feels like a positive-sum game where everyone can win. That proposition was always dubious, and we can all see for ourselves that late-stage capitalism is a winner-take-all charade. But growth was never solely a matter of what people produced through work and ingenuity — it largely came from appropriating the value that was already there, namely the natural world, and consuming it. There was cake; we ate the cake; now there’s no more cake, and so zero-sum rules are about to reassert themselves with a vengeance.

[Peter F]

There was cake; we ate the cake; now there’s no more cake, and so zero-sum rules are about to reassert themselves with a vengeance.

All is well. Why would you want to interfere with Natural Laws?

[Cum Laude]

All is well. Why would you want to interfere with Natural Laws?

When the epitome of culture and entertainment is either Reality TV or junk consumption in Auto Addiction shopping malls what are people to do when they cannot afford the endless consumption of junk?

The Geography of Nowhere is a very lonely place…

Especially with no job, no money, no family ties and no community…

Edited September 26, 2016 by Cum Laude