We also successfully transitioned away from CFCs I think in the '90 avoiding another disaster.
The only way to drive mass change of attitudes is an existential threat and a punch in the gut (some evidence). The evidence is showing up now, the technology is improved, and the threat is starting to be taken seriously.
It's going to be a rocky ride but it is impossible to predict the future.
And my view is if you can't predict future, you should at least plan as though there will be one.
I have long ago retired. and now draw SS. If you buy your home young (a fixer-upper), stay out of most debt and pay off your mortgage ahead of time, you may be OK.
No guarantees, but when I was young, I also felt that there would be no SS left for me...but here 30 years later, it continues to work.
In my 40's, only child and single without children. Since 2009-10, I've had a hunch call it apriori knowledge of what looks to me like a Bronze Age collapse or Easter Island type scenario regarding resource depletion, societal collapse and reversion to pre-Industrial standards of living. Olduvai Theory and some kind of mass migration was also one of the "downloads." The solution was presented as an alternative to "life after technocracy," in the form of a network of local coops, cohousing and resource & skills sharing centers to organize food, tools, shelter, healthcare and community aid called "Replenish." Think NOLA's "Blue House" in the 9th ward after Katrina. For saving and spending I have been trading a Roth IRA, investing in durable goods, tools and low tech gadgets and making steady improvements at our 30 acre family cabin for long term survival in a Post-Carbon world. Thanks!
"...when I hit 65 to collect the money..." Maybe, if it's there; which it might not be, and thus I am preparing a plan b, c, and d for retirement. Hope for the best, plan for the worst.
Here’s a thought: we’re all gonna die! It was always thus. Our capacity for hope is a wonderful aspect of humanity. Read some history. It’s really amazing we’re still here. It’s never been easy.
If you are active on those reddit posts, please remind your communities, that it had been predicted that we could not feed the growing world population in the 1970s https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-didnt-first-earth-days-predictions-come-true-its-complicated-180958820/
We also successfully transitioned away from CFCs I think in the '90 avoiding another disaster.
The only way to drive mass change of attitudes is an existential threat and a punch in the gut (some evidence). The evidence is showing up now, the technology is improved, and the threat is starting to be taken seriously.
It's going to be a rocky ride but it is impossible to predict the future.
And my view is if you can't predict future, you should at least plan as though there will be one.
I have long ago retired. and now draw SS. If you buy your home young (a fixer-upper), stay out of most debt and pay off your mortgage ahead of time, you may be OK.
No guarantees, but when I was young, I also felt that there would be no SS left for me...but here 30 years later, it continues to work.
I appreciate the last few posts addressing ideas not normally discussed in larger circles. Still very relevant.
In my 40's, only child and single without children. Since 2009-10, I've had a hunch call it apriori knowledge of what looks to me like a Bronze Age collapse or Easter Island type scenario regarding resource depletion, societal collapse and reversion to pre-Industrial standards of living. Olduvai Theory and some kind of mass migration was also one of the "downloads." The solution was presented as an alternative to "life after technocracy," in the form of a network of local coops, cohousing and resource & skills sharing centers to organize food, tools, shelter, healthcare and community aid called "Replenish." Think NOLA's "Blue House" in the 9th ward after Katrina. For saving and spending I have been trading a Roth IRA, investing in durable goods, tools and low tech gadgets and making steady improvements at our 30 acre family cabin for long term survival in a Post-Carbon world. Thanks!
"...when I hit 65 to collect the money..." Maybe, if it's there; which it might not be, and thus I am preparing a plan b, c, and d for retirement. Hope for the best, plan for the worst.
Here’s a thought: we’re all gonna die! It was always thus. Our capacity for hope is a wonderful aspect of humanity. Read some history. It’s really amazing we’re still here. It’s never been easy.