Most news we see and hear is negative, and replete with disasters, terrorism, crime, scandals and corruption. Does the media create that negative news bias or does it respond to our preference for bad news over good news?
A recent study by the Pew Research Center for People(link is external) & the Press synthesizes 165 separate national surveys and finds that American news preferences have remained “surprisingly static” over the last twenty years. Study author Michael J. Robinson reports, not surprisingly, war and terrorism have consistently ranked at the top of the stack since 1986, where the study begins. So have bad weather, and natural or manmade disaster stories, although the latter stand out for having witnessed a precipitous drop in public interest, one of the rare instances of significant change. In contrast, money news is the only category that has grown notably more popular with time. Crime, health, and politics have consistently ranked as mid-level interest categories. Science and technology, foreign news that is not directly related to the U.S., and tabloid and entertainment news have consistently ranked lowest in the public eye.
DesuMaiden wrote:This article says this.
http://www.wired.com/2012/08/ff_apocalypsenot/
It says everything will fine in the next couple of decades of the 21st century. These people are living in delusion and denial. Everything is not going to be fine. Just a decade or two before the collapse of industrial civilization, the doubters think we can continue business as usual. But the doomers and preachers of doom are right once again.
KaiserJeep wrote:I'll have to point out that there is at least a 50/50 chance that civilization will NOT END when cheap oil does end. In fact I think that the most likely experience for both citizens of Canada and the USA is:
1) Vehicle fuel will get really expensive, perhaps $20/gallon or $5/liter, because it is made from coal.
2) Food, space heating, and in fact everything we consume will get very expensive, perhaps 2X to 4X what it costs today, because it is grown, manufactured, and transported with expensive fuel.
KaiserJeep wrote:It's amusing to note that the "Doom" scenario we are talking about will pretty much settle the fundamental Democrat vs. Republican chasm in this country. When retired, those differences simplify wonderfully, we divide into those actively caring for themselves (Republicans) and those waiting for the Nanny Government to act (Democrats).
Kinda like it was in New Orleans after the hurricane, when unbelieving residents emerged from their dark homes, after futilely waiting for power, water, and food. Their Nanny did not show up for work.
Then when she finally did show, it was in the form of armed troops, enforcing anti-looting edicts as they "rescued" people, taking them to a version of "Hell on Earth" (the Superdome). Nor will she be there when gasoline is $20/gallon or $50/gallon.
Don't you understand yet, the "benefit" the government provides is taking your money, so you don't have to worry about spending it yourself.
frankthetank wrote:Its all timing. Yes there will be collapse...but when? What is the definition of a collapse? No food in the grocery store, no gasoline at the gas station, no jobs? Fossil fuels...they will run out. Oil, then gas, then coal. The trees (given the manpower/equipment) will be mowed down for fuel..nuclear plants will melt down when people flee from the marauding gangs. Solar power, wind power will be stolen, sabotaged. Hydro plants will collapse due to leaks, earthquakes, silting, drought. 6 billion humans... no let up in birth rate that i can see. That isn't a solution either. Planet full of senior citizens? That will work. Who does the heavy lifting? Chappie? These clowns and their futuristic visions of cities on Mars, fusion reactors, robots doing all the work...good luck. Even the 1% are screwed when their bodyguards/armies flee. Hard to defend wealth against savages with sharpened bones and rocks.
MSM is owned by the .001% ...they have reasons to keep bau going.
JuanP wrote:Check out this, http://www.paulchefurka.ca/Population.html
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