(2011-05-21) Robb Alternative To Collapse

John Robb thinks: Things will continue on this track until one of two things happen: things really begin to fail (complete system breakdown - Collapse); or new, better economic and social systems become viable as replacements to our broken one... Resilient Community-s aren't a sufficient replacement, in and of themselves (unless you want to turn back the clock to the 1800s). By themselves, they don't represent a superior alternative to a failing and flailing global system. Something else is needed, but what? It's simple. What's needed are (note the plural here): virtual global economic systems built on a sound footing (i.e. better and more sensible rules than we currently have); prosperous participants; and a hard Currency. Systems that people can flee to when currencies become scarce (deflation) or worthless (inflation) or nation-state political systems fail (corruption/crime) or flail (repression). My advice to you: when you see a system that looks like the one outlined above, start to diversify your economic activity into it as soon as is practicable.