3 days agoMember-onlySurrendering to DysfunctionalityStupidity is all we can understand — by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ September 22, 2022 Dysfunctionality is now a permanent condition, just like the pandemic that is now endemic, but we are told to ignore it. Endemic does not mean it's over. Sorry, Joe. Endemic is a condition of surrender. The SARS CoV2 and its variants…Life3 min read
6 days agoMember-onlyOur Universe is Badly Out of SyncBut we control that by redefining our universe. — by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ September 19, 2022 Most of us are living in a defunct reality. We need to catch up. If our shared reality gets too far out of sync, the resulting dysfunctionality is indistinguishable from insanity. As the condition worsens, people become violent as their reality…Change6 min read
Sep 10Member-onlyKnowing What is No Longer NeededThe key to retaining your value in an age of drastic change — by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ September 9, 2022 We are haunted by our knowledge of the future we are ignoring. Yet, caught by the inertia of eight billion people and a planetary civilization struggling to resume consumption at a suicidal rate, we try not to think about it. This…Change4 min read
Aug 19Member-onlyThe Burden of Failed SystemsThe weight of our failures is crushing us — by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ August 19, 2022 Can you think of a system in America that is not failing? Political, economic, healthcare, governmental, judicial, and educational systems are seriously declining into absurdity. When was the last time you talked about things, other obscure technology, that have improved in…America4 min read
Aug 15Member-onlyThe Reality GapThe old power paradigm is blocking the new planetary paradigm — by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ August 15, 2022 The gap between the reality we experience and the reality we hear and see discussed by our media might as well be a tale of two planets. And yes, it is the best of times and the worst of times. The…Life5 min read
Aug 13Member-onlyThe Old Paradigm Eats its OwnOnly part of what you hear is true — Greed and complexity feed the owners of the old paradigm. It is that paradigm built on predatory capitalism and rule by those who have stolen the most that are collapsing and may destroy us all. Amidst the excitement about the absurdly named Inflation Reduction Act, the realization has dawned that…Climate Change3 min read
Aug 11Member-onlyShocks In the Gradual ApocalypseEven our disasters are a disaster — As everyone should know by now, the nature of paradigmatic change is both very slow and shockingly fast. Nevertheless, the common paradigms that define normal in society are accepted assumptions about how things work. These are not thought about because no one questions them. In traditional human society questioning these…Life5 min read
Aug 6Member-onlyThe Gradual ApocalypseAnd the end will be such a surprise — by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ August 5, 2022 We've lost the future as anything other than an increasingly dangerous place. The most that we can hope for is something much like the present, but that is already futile. That was not the world I grew up expecting. It is…Climate Change4 min read
Jul 27Member-onlyDeath by Unsustainable LifeStyleClimate disasters are becoming non-linear — by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ July 26, 2022 Reality is slowly dawning with heat waves, storms, and droughts but will be denied by a significant part of our population until all options are gone. …Climate Change4 min read
Jul 21Member-onlyWe’re Not Going to Hell Fast EnoughOur delusions are killing us — by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ July 20, 2022 It would be easier if everything went to hell faster. Unfortunately, we are not designed for long, slow declines with intermittent pauses as if nothing is happening. We get confused and forget what is happening. Planetary heat waves happening to other…Climate Change4 min read
