The Lesser Dystopia
(This is part 3 in the No Time for Utopia series.) In On the Fragility of Civilization, I argued that due to the slowly compounding effects of an increasing number of relatively localized βnaturalβ disasters caused (directly or indirectly) by climate change, a vicious circle of failing disaster management, economic decline, civil unrest, and hunger will trigger a cascade of collapsing societies, eventually leading to global societal collapse in roughly 25 to 30 years from now (give or take a half decade). The world during and after collapse will be very different from what most of us have ever experienced,...
Greece, Europe, and the Hegemony of Psychopathy
Question: Why canβt Greece repay its debts? Answer: Because its economy is in shambles. Question: Why is its economy so bad? Answer: Because the EU destroyed it. Thatβs the short answer. Itβs not the answer youβll read in most newspapers or hear on the TV β those will tell you that itβs all the Greeksβ own fault. Their incompetent politicians and low productivity are too blame, theyβll tell you, or something similar. While it is undoubtedly true that Greece β like most other countries, by the way β has had its share of incompetent politicians, the story the mainstream press...