PinnedMember-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
3 hours agoMember-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
3 days agoMember-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
5 days agoMember-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 15Member-onlyDon't Listen to the LosersNo one has the answer because it is a new world — by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ July 15, 2022 I don't think I'm being a doomster by saying this will not turn out well. We all, I think, know the reality even if we don't want to talk about it. At every step, things become more complex, and positive outcomes…America3 min read
Jul 13Member-onlyI’m Not Up to ThisI fear that none of us are up to what we are facing — by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ July 13, 2022 I’m not up to this. I finally caught something that acts like the current version of COVID but refuses to test as COVID. No one seems surprised at this once I explain it, including medical folks. So, they say, you feel…Life3 min read
Jun 30Member-onlyBeyond the Ironic ApocalypseThe neofascist Pyrrhic victory will trigger the real change — by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ June 29, 2022 I don't think we can escape this one. The semirural and racist minority endowed with unjustified political power by our structurally flawed constitution have triggered their own apocalypse. The power that came within reach of that minority with the insertion of…Change3 min read
Jun 25Member-onlyThe Nation of the Living DeadRule by zombies is insane — by Mike Meyer ~ Honolulu ~ June 25, 2022 The rights of the unliving now outrank the rights of those still alive. Zombies took over the American court system while we were distracted. Armed and dangerous, we are the nation of the living dead. Unborn children can kill their mothers…Government3 min read
