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Re: Peak Oil and Panickers
Ya know, I think I've figured out why people are so OMG about this.
They can't read a graph.
Every single peak oil graph I have ever seen is a lopsided bellcurve. It's a bit steeper on the way down because, for a while, consumption will continue to increase while suply decreses. But it's still a curve. It's not even an insanely sharp one. It's bumpy and a bit steep, but it's not sharply so.
For those of us who have taken a science or math class, we know that it means that while suply will be going down, it will not sharply cut off. Humans are stuborn. They'll still be pumping oil long after it's past $20 a gallon and only the Waltons can afford it. Cause as long as one person still wants to fill up his or her SUV, you can still turn a profit. It'll become a luxery. (ironic, really. Plastic crap will be something only rich people can afford, if you think about it. :) )
Meanwhile, the economy will be abit emo as everyone realizes that yes, you DO have to pay back your credit card debt, and you probally won't be able to find a job working at the mall or McDonalds anymore.
Stockpiling food isn't going to help anybody. Save up your money, get a solar pannel or two and/or a windmill. Make your own power. Learn to ride a bike. Find a job that you think is actualy, ya know, vital to society or at least contriubtes to it, so that it'll survive a economic depression. Learn to garden so you can subisidise your food. And don't panic. You'll do fine.
Everyday's the end of the world, really. And everyday, it's reborn again as the sun comes back up. The world changes constantly. Today isn't the same as yesterday and tomorrow will also be diffrent, all in small ways. You have to learn to deal with change, because you can't stop it. You can only adjust where it leads.
They can't read a graph.
Every single peak oil graph I have ever seen is a lopsided bellcurve. It's a bit steeper on the way down because, for a while, consumption will continue to increase while suply decreses. But it's still a curve. It's not even an insanely sharp one. It's bumpy and a bit steep, but it's not sharply so.
For those of us who have taken a science or math class, we know that it means that while suply will be going down, it will not sharply cut off. Humans are stuborn. They'll still be pumping oil long after it's past $20 a gallon and only the Waltons can afford it. Cause as long as one person still wants to fill up his or her SUV, you can still turn a profit. It'll become a luxery. (ironic, really. Plastic crap will be something only rich people can afford, if you think about it. :) )
Meanwhile, the economy will be abit emo as everyone realizes that yes, you DO have to pay back your credit card debt, and you probally won't be able to find a job working at the mall or McDonalds anymore.
Stockpiling food isn't going to help anybody. Save up your money, get a solar pannel or two and/or a windmill. Make your own power. Learn to ride a bike. Find a job that you think is actualy, ya know, vital to society or at least contriubtes to it, so that it'll survive a economic depression. Learn to garden so you can subisidise your food. And don't panic. You'll do fine.
Everyday's the end of the world, really. And everyday, it's reborn again as the sun comes back up. The world changes constantly. Today isn't the same as yesterday and tomorrow will also be diffrent, all in small ways. You have to learn to deal with change, because you can't stop it. You can only adjust where it leads.