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Jibberjabber wrote:Fantastic vids. Just watched them all.

I asked my gran about the 70's last week to get an idea what the next year or two is going to be like. Guess i should have been asking about the 30's

And it sounds like we will need to come up with some really good superlitives, cos this one is going to be spectacular

Jibberjabber wrote:Fantastic vids. Just watched them all.

I asked my gran about the 70's last week to get an idea what the next year or two is going to be like. Guess i should have been asking about the 30's

And it sounds like we will need to come up with some really good superlitives, cos this one is going to be spectacular

Buggy wrote:I watched it all. This is all so surreal. I don't remember being born. I feel as if I have always been alive, though I know that is not the case. The reality is my life is nothing more than a snap shot when aligned with history. I was born in 66, shortly after Nixon did away with the gold standard, and up went the exponential growth(=national debt). Life was suppose to just keep on going as it always has. But this life I now live is one nobody before me, or after me will get to live. And that is not open for debate. My 14 year old son watched it with me. When I asked him what he thought he said, "you are in so much trouble." I corrected him to include himself in the equation. The only logical response to this is to get drunk.

Quinny wrote:yeth i agreee

Buggy wrote:I watched it all. This is all so surreal. I don't remember being born. I feel as if I have always been alive, though I know that is not the case. The reality is my life is nothing more than a snap shot when aligned with history. I was born in 66, shortly after Nixon did away with the gold standard, and up went the exponential growth(=national debt). Life was suppose to just keep on going as it always has. But this life I now live is one nobody before me, or after me will get to live. And that is not open for debate. My 14 year old son watched it with me. When I asked him what he thought he said, "you are in so much trouble." I corrected him to include himself in the equation. The only logical response to this is to get drunk.

BigTex wrote:New chapter is up!

Check it out.

[s]Good stuff[/s].

BigTex wrote:The fellow who put this presentation together--Chris Martenson--has really done a tremendous public service.

He puts all the pieces together in an amazingly concise and understandable manner.

He said that he had put something like 125 hours of work into the latest chapter alone. It shows.

"Before: I am a 40-year-old professional who has worked his way up to Vice President of a large, international Fortune 300 company and is living in a waterfront, 5 bathroom house in Mystic, CT, which is mostly paid off. My three young children are either in or about to enter public school, and my portfolio of investments is being managed by a broker at a large institution. I do not really know any of my neighbors, and many of my local connections are superficial at best.

After: I am a 45-year-old who has willingly terminated his former high-paying, high-status position because it seemed like an unnecessary diversion from the real tasks at hand. My children are now homeschooled, and the big house in Mystic was sold in July of 2003 in preference for a 1.5 bathroom rental in rural western Massachusetts. In 2002, I discovered that my broker was unable to navigate a bear market and I’ve been managing our investments ever since. Since that time my portfolio has gained 166%, which works out to a compounded yearly gain of 27.8% for five years running (whereas my broker, by keeping me in the usual assortment of stocks, would have scored me a 38% return, or 8.39%/yr). I grow a garden every year; preserve food; and know how to brew beer & wine, raise chickens, and slaughter sheep. I’ve carefully examined each support system (food, energy, security, etc) and for each of them I've figured out either a means of being more self-sufficient or how to do without. But, most importantly, I now know that the most important descriptor of wealth is not my dollar holdings, but the depth and richness of my local community."