i always greatly appreciate your extensive efforts to keep your readers informed about our rapidly-changing world. With the main street media devolving into portals of propaganda, sites like yours, and the other independent journalists which you often feature and provide links to, are beacons of sanity in an increasingly wicked world.
It is a resource war: not only between nations and blocs, but also between the classes. The rich want to preserve enough oil for their private jets, so other people, if we survive, have to ride on bicycles. Many people blame oligarchs for doing this, me included. However, the difference is that I do see that the average living standards or the number of people who can afford such standards have to be reduced, unless we have a large amount of energy and other natural resources coming online quickly. Nuclear energy might foot that energy bill, but nuclear energy alone does not produce more copper, steel, or rare earth. About six months ago, I read it somewhere that due to increasing consumption of sardines, the typical sardine cans now average only about 55% true, biologically defined sardines. The rest of the cans are filled with sardines' cousins, but there was no mentioning about the nutrition profile. Then there are talks about raising sardines in fish farms. Without the industrial scale of farming, fishing, and husbandry, the Earth cannot feed so many people.
I see no benign and peaceful ways out of the current mess we are in. There were a few periods in Chinese history in which scholars estimated that 90% of the population in all of China was wiped out. Great prosperity would come after every such period and last about 30 years for the luckier generations. Of course, that depends on people surviving those upheavals. I am to abuse the title line of this article a little bit. I don't know the real purposes of these decision makers or power players. But I know that for a fairly long period of time, my purpose in life will be to survive and pass down something I consider valuable. Every one of us likely has no say in global matters, but we surely should say and do something about our own purposes in life.
Bitter cucumber is a bit slow this year, but strictly speaking, it is not yet its season. Chinese long string beans have been doing well. Another bean is also growing well, but its harvest season is September or later. I also planted a handful of different plants, mostly for their use in herbal medicine and for cooking. My thumbs are still brown for sure. I realized that I like basil very much. As for the bikes, I chickened out and bought an electric bike. I am thinking about buying another one or an electric tricycle (I am physically balance-challenged since my youth)
Wow, that is a new low price. China is currently in a depression phase and also exports its deflation to the US. Many surviving Chinese shops are sacrificing profit margin to keep revenue. China MAY do something to cause a giant inflation to balance out that deflation, but the chance is low because Xi's is much more concerned about preparation for a defensive war, not much about economy. After all, prep for war and prep for a consumer economy are almost in opposite directions.
“The Purpose of a thing is What It Does.” Within what framework might the reduction of feedstocks and agricultural fertilizer to the world be the rational decision of some powerful interest group? It won’t be good for stock markets if it keeps up."
TPTB don't care about paper wealth, it's used buy them to maintain control through leverage. It won't matter if it all vaporizes over night, so long as they can claim "legal" ownership of most physical assets. With a good portion of the global population in possession of a depleted immune system a coming shortage of, well, everything it will remove a lot of paper claims quickly. This is pure speculation of course and only time will tell. However it would line up with the stated objectives of the Davos crowd. At this time all most of us can do is watch the show, and keep planting our gardens!
Yes, that was my intended implication, but I don't want to bludgeon the reader with it right up front. We see the same intended progression from our "owners" (Carlin) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc31Vi1h4rk
There's a link in my bio exactly about: 'emotionally charged stories - can spread virally, just like epidemics. In doing so, these narratives can significantly influence individual and collective behavior including investing, spending, saving, or policy support, thereby amplifying major economic developments like mass adoption of certain products or services, substitution of others, and even macro events like booms, asset bubbles, busts or recessions.' I'm just stuck on the 'can spread virally' stage...
i always greatly appreciate your extensive efforts to keep your readers informed about our rapidly-changing world. With the main street media devolving into portals of propaganda, sites like yours, and the other independent journalists which you often feature and provide links to, are beacons of sanity in an increasingly wicked world.
Thank You, Freshquest. Happy to be of service.
It is a resource war: not only between nations and blocs, but also between the classes. The rich want to preserve enough oil for their private jets, so other people, if we survive, have to ride on bicycles. Many people blame oligarchs for doing this, me included. However, the difference is that I do see that the average living standards or the number of people who can afford such standards have to be reduced, unless we have a large amount of energy and other natural resources coming online quickly. Nuclear energy might foot that energy bill, but nuclear energy alone does not produce more copper, steel, or rare earth. About six months ago, I read it somewhere that due to increasing consumption of sardines, the typical sardine cans now average only about 55% true, biologically defined sardines. The rest of the cans are filled with sardines' cousins, but there was no mentioning about the nutrition profile. Then there are talks about raising sardines in fish farms. Without the industrial scale of farming, fishing, and husbandry, the Earth cannot feed so many people.
I see no benign and peaceful ways out of the current mess we are in. There were a few periods in Chinese history in which scholars estimated that 90% of the population in all of China was wiped out. Great prosperity would come after every such period and last about 30 years for the luckier generations. Of course, that depends on people surviving those upheavals. I am to abuse the title line of this article a little bit. I don't know the real purposes of these decision makers or power players. But I know that for a fairly long period of time, my purpose in life will be to survive and pass down something I consider valuable. Every one of us likely has no say in global matters, but we surely should say and do something about our own purposes in life.
Got the right bike for your body and errands? ;-)
September garden plans?
Bitter cucumber is a bit slow this year, but strictly speaking, it is not yet its season. Chinese long string beans have been doing well. Another bean is also growing well, but its harvest season is September or later. I also planted a handful of different plants, mostly for their use in herbal medicine and for cooking. My thumbs are still brown for sure. I realized that I like basil very much. As for the bikes, I chickened out and bought an electric bike. I am thinking about buying another one or an electric tricycle (I am physically balance-challenged since my youth)
I don't know how Wal-Mart can sell this tricycle with a cargo basket for $270 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Lilypelle-Adult-Tricycles-7-Speed-26-inch-Three-Wheel-Bike-Cruiser-Trike-with-Low-Step-Through-Frame-Large-Basket-for-Men-Women-Seniors-Cyan/15309210700?classType=VARIANT&athbdg=L1900&adsRedirect=true
Wow, that is a new low price. China is currently in a depression phase and also exports its deflation to the US. Many surviving Chinese shops are sacrificing profit margin to keep revenue. China MAY do something to cause a giant inflation to balance out that deflation, but the chance is low because Xi's is much more concerned about preparation for a defensive war, not much about economy. After all, prep for war and prep for a consumer economy are almost in opposite directions.
This looks like the same thing, but even cheaper, $205 delivered https://www.walmart.com/ip/Naipo-Adult-Tricycle-7-Speed-Trikes-3-Wheel-26-Inch-3-Wheel-Bikes-Adults-Trike-Women-Men-Front-Rear-Removable-Wheeled-Baskets-Seniors-Commuters-350-l/15323314003?classType=VARIANT&athbdg=L1103&from=/search
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“The Purpose of a thing is What It Does.” Within what framework might the reduction of feedstocks and agricultural fertilizer to the world be the rational decision of some powerful interest group? It won’t be good for stock markets if it keeps up."
TPTB don't care about paper wealth, it's used buy them to maintain control through leverage. It won't matter if it all vaporizes over night, so long as they can claim "legal" ownership of most physical assets. With a good portion of the global population in possession of a depleted immune system a coming shortage of, well, everything it will remove a lot of paper claims quickly. This is pure speculation of course and only time will tell. However it would line up with the stated objectives of the Davos crowd. At this time all most of us can do is watch the show, and keep planting our gardens!
Yes, that was my intended implication, but I don't want to bludgeon the reader with it right up front. We see the same intended progression from our "owners" (Carlin) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc31Vi1h4rk
There's a link in my bio exactly about: 'emotionally charged stories - can spread virally, just like epidemics. In doing so, these narratives can significantly influence individual and collective behavior including investing, spending, saving, or policy support, thereby amplifying major economic developments like mass adoption of certain products or services, substitution of others, and even macro events like booms, asset bubbles, busts or recessions.' I'm just stuck on the 'can spread virally' stage...
That was Alex Krainer's article. You might go to the link. Alex is worthy of attention.