I liked and agree with your views. Yes, there's a strong tendency of totalitarianism, but you only show concerns on the WEF side of the coin. I also made it, I made a whole "prophesy" about it. If you wish to read it it's on my substack, maybe you already have read it. (It really isn't a prophesy, it's just a extrapolation on speculations of the future based in current tendencies, the 'technique' of exaggeration that members of Frankfurt School and Günther Anders used).
Whereas the WEF side wants a kind of liberal-socialist coup, we also have what seems to be the liberal-capitalist side. The Silicon Valley pigs, Musks, Thiels, Altmans... and they are making their alignments round' the world, namely and notably Milei & Bukele (even Israel!). It's nasty. "Order and progress", at what cost though?
What you have to say? Is it a false dichotomy in the end, by the way? Are they all in this together? Or are the 'elites' actually divided between those paradigms?
I've been reading your stuff too, you are always dunking on marxists, the mainstream ones are shit, I have a motherlode recommendation of decent marxists.
Perhaps one day I'll re-visit this topic and approach it from an angle that focuses more on people like Elon Musk. It's not a priority for me, because some of my friends, notably Michaela McKuen, have already done exactly that. Most of the problems have already been identified, so moving forward, there's going to be a lot less dunking on people I don't like, and more of a focus on solutions.
I don't really think that the "elites" are all in this together, but they aren't really divided into "camps" either. People looking to capitalise on emerging technology or cultural trends are running a race against each other, so there is certainly an appearance of running in the same direction, a sort of decentralised collusion, so a lot of coincidences look like conspiracies and vice-versa. The formation of different factions, like Musk's cult of personality, are probably due to the framing effect. Personally, I don't care how technology is framed, only how it is used.
I'll definitely check out your stuff, I just don't know when.
It's developing in Latin America right now, the first woman president just won elections in Mexico and she's strongly socialistic. Contra Bukele who in his presidential inauguration urged the population to accept the "bitter medicine" to improve the 'economy'.
Love the mill. Some of the old machines, motor/belt driven, are the most reliable ever built and easiest to repair. I'm not a metal worker, I've only dabbled, but it's fun and I've been at auctions where I've been shocked at what those old machines can go for.
You're right on the homesteading front, though. In my little community, everyone that moves here tries to do everything. And looks down on people that can't do some things. It's nuts and silly. We're all human, and have strengths and weaknesses. We all contribute what we can, and come together as we can.
This article gives me hope. I work in a small chassis shop that specializes in muscle cars, thinking this was a dying market, but it seems like it’s the older cars that would outlive those cars with built-in obsolescence. I agree that the barter system will make a comeback - out of necessity. I’m still trying to learn gardening, but it’s not a natural talent for me. The only chance we will have to survive this huge upset will be to foster a spirit of cooperation. Peace.
I agree with your thesis but what is your power source in these new holdfasts? Electricity is centralized and will be distributed by those in power or not at all. I like the homesteading idea but it is still dependent on trade from afar. Interesting times.
Electric power generation is a surprisingly easy problem to solve. As long as you have some way of generating rotary motion, you can generate electricity. Most people in rural areas already have generators of some variety, so the issue would be either getting fuel for them, or converting them to run on whatever is readily available. If there is a breakdown in the supply chain such that no-one can get fuel for internal combustion engines, I predict a lot of engine conversion going on. Multi-fuel engines are the easiest, since they run on just about anything to begin with. As for me, I have experience with steam systems, so I'll build a turbine, at least to power my shop. You will also see a lot less reliance on the power grid in general, not just because some people will take the more primitivistic route and switch to hand tools wherever possible, but because where small amounts of electricity are required, there will be self-charging devices such as the gravity light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-c2lCoOQc0
Thanks for the response. Makes sense. Breakdown could take many forms and your scenario is plausible. Lot of heads going to get cracked in the process but there will always be a premium on preparation.
I liked and agree with your views. Yes, there's a strong tendency of totalitarianism, but you only show concerns on the WEF side of the coin. I also made it, I made a whole "prophesy" about it. If you wish to read it it's on my substack, maybe you already have read it. (It really isn't a prophesy, it's just a extrapolation on speculations of the future based in current tendencies, the 'technique' of exaggeration that members of Frankfurt School and Günther Anders used).
Whereas the WEF side wants a kind of liberal-socialist coup, we also have what seems to be the liberal-capitalist side. The Silicon Valley pigs, Musks, Thiels, Altmans... and they are making their alignments round' the world, namely and notably Milei & Bukele (even Israel!). It's nasty. "Order and progress", at what cost though?
What you have to say? Is it a false dichotomy in the end, by the way? Are they all in this together? Or are the 'elites' actually divided between those paradigms?
I've been reading your stuff too, you are always dunking on marxists, the mainstream ones are shit, I have a motherlode recommendation of decent marxists.
Perhaps one day I'll re-visit this topic and approach it from an angle that focuses more on people like Elon Musk. It's not a priority for me, because some of my friends, notably Michaela McKuen, have already done exactly that. Most of the problems have already been identified, so moving forward, there's going to be a lot less dunking on people I don't like, and more of a focus on solutions.
I don't really think that the "elites" are all in this together, but they aren't really divided into "camps" either. People looking to capitalise on emerging technology or cultural trends are running a race against each other, so there is certainly an appearance of running in the same direction, a sort of decentralised collusion, so a lot of coincidences look like conspiracies and vice-versa. The formation of different factions, like Musk's cult of personality, are probably due to the framing effect. Personally, I don't care how technology is framed, only how it is used.
I'll definitely check out your stuff, I just don't know when.
Thank you, I'll look up what Michaela wrote.
It's developing in Latin America right now, the first woman president just won elections in Mexico and she's strongly socialistic. Contra Bukele who in his presidential inauguration urged the population to accept the "bitter medicine" to improve the 'economy'.
Let's see where this will end.
Love the mill. Some of the old machines, motor/belt driven, are the most reliable ever built and easiest to repair. I'm not a metal worker, I've only dabbled, but it's fun and I've been at auctions where I've been shocked at what those old machines can go for.
You're right on the homesteading front, though. In my little community, everyone that moves here tries to do everything. And looks down on people that can't do some things. It's nuts and silly. We're all human, and have strengths and weaknesses. We all contribute what we can, and come together as we can.
This article gives me hope. I work in a small chassis shop that specializes in muscle cars, thinking this was a dying market, but it seems like it’s the older cars that would outlive those cars with built-in obsolescence. I agree that the barter system will make a comeback - out of necessity. I’m still trying to learn gardening, but it’s not a natural talent for me. The only chance we will have to survive this huge upset will be to foster a spirit of cooperation. Peace.
I agree with your thesis but what is your power source in these new holdfasts? Electricity is centralized and will be distributed by those in power or not at all. I like the homesteading idea but it is still dependent on trade from afar. Interesting times.
Electric power generation is a surprisingly easy problem to solve. As long as you have some way of generating rotary motion, you can generate electricity. Most people in rural areas already have generators of some variety, so the issue would be either getting fuel for them, or converting them to run on whatever is readily available. If there is a breakdown in the supply chain such that no-one can get fuel for internal combustion engines, I predict a lot of engine conversion going on. Multi-fuel engines are the easiest, since they run on just about anything to begin with. As for me, I have experience with steam systems, so I'll build a turbine, at least to power my shop. You will also see a lot less reliance on the power grid in general, not just because some people will take the more primitivistic route and switch to hand tools wherever possible, but because where small amounts of electricity are required, there will be self-charging devices such as the gravity light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-c2lCoOQc0
Thanks for the response. Makes sense. Breakdown could take many forms and your scenario is plausible. Lot of heads going to get cracked in the process but there will always be a premium on preparation.