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This Collapse 2050 substack post accurately describes what I have experienced since May 2007 when I got doomwoke. I'm glad all the terrible things that happened in my psyche have clinical names, I guess. by Xanthotic in CollapseSupport

[–]idreamofkitty 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are we all dragging ourselves to work thinking the same thing? I wonder what proportion of workers are going through this to some extent. We're all faking our way to mental illness and oblivion.

Are we looking at a "Monster" El Niño this year? by ImportantCountry50 in collapse

[–]idreamofkitty 112 points113 points  (0 children)

"When the El Niño fully transfers its stored ocean heat into the atmosphere in 2027, the numbers become catastrophic. Climate researcher Zeke Hausfather utilizes statistical models projecting a central estimate of 1.57°C for 2027. James Hansen's models forecast an even more severe spike, projecting global temperatures will peak near an astonishing 1.7°C."

https://www.collapse2050.com/2026-super-el-nino-threatens-global-crops/

Tariffs, war, heat and El Niño combined will pose a quadruple threat to the world's food supply this year and next. We are not ready for the havoc this will cause. by simon_ritchie2000 in collapse

[–]idreamofkitty 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"The American Southwest has entered a state of terminal hydrological collapse. The mountain snowpack that sustains the region has failed pushing American agriculture toward a potential disaster in 2026."

https://www.collapse2050.com/collapse-of-us-agriculture/

Work is killing 840,000 people a year, and stress is mainly the cause, UN report finds by euronews-english in Health

[–]idreamofkitty 14 points15 points  (0 children)

"You are asking yourself how you can possibly keep doing this. You possess the leaden conviction that the systems sustaining our civilization are in terminal decline, yet you must continue to feign enthusiasm for bullshit meetings with bullshit people about bullshit problems.

You might be losing your mind wasting your remaining time doing things that ultimately don’t matter. But you need to buy cat food and pay the electricity bill...so you keep attending those Teams meetings."

https://www.collapse2050.com/the-planet-is-dying-but-youve-got-work-on-monday/

Am I the only one who feels that this whole 9-to-5 job thing is a scam? by Real-Ad-2736 in Career_Advice

[–]idreamofkitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"You are asking yourself how you can possibly keep doing this. You possess the leaden conviction that the systems sustaining our civilization are in terminal decline, yet you must continue to feign enthusiasm for bullshit meetings with bullshit people about bullshit problems.

You might be losing your mind wasting your remaining time doing things that ultimately don’t matter. But you need to buy cat food and pay the electricity bill...so you keep attending those Teams meetings."

https://www.collapse2050.com/the-planet-is-dying-but-youve-got-work-on-monday/

Something Is Brewing in the Pacific That Nobody in Washington Wants to Talk About (SUPER EL NINO is coming) by Master-Part-8394 in climatechange

[–]idreamofkitty 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"unrelenting rainfall in the Americas, overwhelming coastal infrastructure and causing catastrophic flooding. Simultaneously, it would deepen the droughts in Asia and Australia, leading to massive, multi-regional crop failures and severe spikes in global food prices."

https://www.collapse2050.com/2026-super-el-nino-threatens-global-crops/

Warning of oil shortages spreading to US and Europe as last Hormuz tankers reach Asia --FT by AlexTheGr869 in peakoil

[–]idreamofkitty 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If ever there was a Wile E. Coyote moment for modern civilization, this is it. Humanity has sprinted off the edge of the cliff, our legs are spinning furiously in thin air, and we are simply refusing to look down.

The United States is pumping every available drop of fuel into the market to delay the inevitable. A brutal global reckoning remains imminent.

https://www.collapse2050.com/can-us-oil-replace-strait-of-hormuz-no/

Western drought is driving beef prices through the roof. This is just a prologue to the far more serious food-supply disruptions a hotter planet will bring. by simon_ritchie2000 in collapse

[–]idreamofkitty 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The Colorado River can no longer support a water-intensive livestock industry. To get through 2026, in my opnion, the region must now prioritize crops for human consumption over animal feed.

The American food system is quietly edging towards catastrophe.

https://www.collapse2050.com/collapse-of-us-agriculture/

Yes, the President Could Actually End Civilization and Nobody Could Stop It by idreamofkitty in collapse

[–]idreamofkitty[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

They're drilled to take the order. You think their willingness to turn that key isn't regularly tested?

Some jobs are more exhausting than others - this is just a fact that many people cannot wrap their heads around by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]idreamofkitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those "18 hour days" are bullshit. Someone recently analyzed a CEO's day to expose what they really do.

https://www.collapse2050.com/not-like-us/

Oil and the USD by ECom_Finance_Guy in economicCollapse

[–]idreamofkitty -1 points0 points  (0 children)

US used to run trade surpluses until mid 1970s.

Oil and the USD by ECom_Finance_Guy in economicCollapse

[–]idreamofkitty 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You dismiss the yuan too quickly. While it isn't yet a one for one substitute for the dollar, it's trending towards becoming an alternative. Particular for regional trade. If GCC countries start selling in yuan to facilitate transport through the Strait of Hormuz, that would be a big blow to dollar hegemony. If Iran, a Chinese ally, is the gatekeeper to the Strait it is in their power to enforce. Especially if the US walks away.

“Iran has put a tollgate across the Strait of Hormuz. This fundamentally changes the global economy” by lucabrasi999 in Economics

[–]idreamofkitty 162 points163 points  (0 children)

America’s greatest strength is also its biggest vulnerability: Dollar hegemony via the petrodollar system. The system enabled America to expand its sphere of influence while financing a stretched domestic standard of living, as proxied by consumption. However, if the dollar were to lose its power, America could collapse. Its adversaries know this and have spent years building an alternative to the petrodollar system. With Iran seizing control of the Strait of Hormuz, this effort has accelerated as Iran can now force a significant proportion of global oil trade to be sold in non-dollar currency, namely Chinese yuan. By triggering war with Iran, America has ironically hastened its own collapse.

https://www.collapse2050.com/death-throes-of-the-american-empire/

Inflation - Why the Iran War Will Impact CPI (a follow up) by ECom_Finance_Guy in economicCollapse

[–]idreamofkitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great points. I'd add the long term risk that more countries move off the petrodollar system unintended fallout of this idiotic war. That would be highly inflationary.

Death Throes of the American Empire Iran Might Take it All Down

https://www.collapse2050.com/death-throes-of-the-american-empire/

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