Civilization didn’t end with the last Great Depression; it won’t end with the next one. From Paul Rosenberg at freemansperspective.com:
There are a large number of people have been waiting for a full-spectrum, apocalyptic crash of the Western system. I maintain that it won’t happen. And I hope to convince you that I’m right.
Not that an apocalypse doesn’t have great dramatic appeal, of course…
During the apocalypse, all things degenerate fall, all secrets are exposed, the truth is no longer hidden, and we’re proven right in the end. Like I say, it’s a fine dramatic movie plot, but it won’t happen that way in the modern world.
None of this is to say that the present status quo will remain, because it won’t. Like mighty Pharaoh and Eternal Rome, it will pass into history, mourned for a season at best.
Reasons And Proofs
The reasons we won’t have a full-spectrum crash (beyond active war zones) are simply that…
- There are far too many productive people.
- There is far too much literature on how to do everything from digging holes to manufacturing trucks to tailoring space suits.
- We have multiple and redundant communication systems: Mail, email, messengers (car and bike) text messages, several phone networks, ham radio, CB radio, pager networks and more.
- There are far too many fully developed systems and processes, ready to be operated by anyone with will.
More of a reset to transfer the wealth upward or nothing new under the sun.
Watched a great why Medieval people thrived in cold climate while your $300 jacket fails.
I love bundling and layers and learned that cotton is your enemy in cold climes.
We’ll be fine and we may even free ourselves of various parasites in the coming years!