Do you ever regret...?

cualcrees · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:23 am Post subject: Do you ever regret...?

It's been said that "ignorance is bliss".
Do you ever regret knowing about PO and its tragic consequences? Do you ever catch yourself thinking (if only for a second) "I wish I didn't know?

Ludi · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:25 am Post subject: Re: Do you ever regret...?

Nope.

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Cashmere · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Mar 27, 2008 Posts: 1971

no
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hope_full · Heavy Crude Joined: May 27, 2008 Posts: 254

No, because everyone is going to know about this sooner or later and I'd rather be in the "sooner" group (even if I am somewhat new to the group here).

mos6507 · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: Re: Do you ever regret...?

Wow, I'm surprised not more people regret it. I'd rather not have known, but I am a curious person by nature so it would have been unlikely.
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Rage · Tar Sands Joined: May 06, 2008 Posts: 25

I think knowing makes watching the events unfold that much more interesting. I've suspected most of my life that something was wrong and in fact, with no prior knowledge of peak oil wrote a high school essay (~ 1998) about the instability of the global financial system and our dependence on oil. I became "peak oil" aware in November of 2004 and have not looked back or once regretted having time to prepare for what is coming.

DoomWarrior · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: Do you ever regret...?

catbox · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: Do you ever regret...?

I've tried being a sheep.....from about 2000 to 2001. My little experiment was ended rather quickly. Here I am. But still there are times where I wish I did not know......jeez...this is my second time conversing about this today....oh well. Overall, I'm better off knowing...now if that damn Planet X thing could get sorted out!

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Narz · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: Do you ever regret...?

RedStateGreen · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: Do you ever regret...?

I've spent my life searching for truth, so ... no. I would rather know what hits me. Smile

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mystiek · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: Re: Do you ever regret...?

Nope-I've had a somewhat PO mentality especially since my masters and doctorial research was in engineering with background in the energy fields. I worked underground and surface mines (in an engineering capacity) in several appalachian coal mines. I have been a fan of Urban Survival daily news and stumbled on to PO from there-I wish I would have found this site earlier.

alpha480v · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:16 am Post subject: Re: Do you ever regret...?

No I don't regret it. I just wish that I had found out a bit sooner though.

PhebaAndThePilgrim · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: Do you ever regret...?

Good evening from Pheba, from the farm:

I should have taken the blue pill!