The Third Group Is the Vikings

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Vikings are the group of people who don't want to create a new system. They understand old systems coming apart, but they will take what they want while they can. In my opinion, this group will educate everyone else in the benefit of working together and the need to be self-sufficient. Arcadians think long term: How do we build a new society that is genuinely wise?

On this episode, mining and geology expert Simon Michaux returns to give a preliminary framework for responses to the coming energy and material constraints described in the previous episode. This includes both practical thoughts for how to organize communities around resources and also a shift in mindset from short term to long-term and from competition to cooperation. How do we simultaneously lay out all of the biophysical constraints on the table so that we can begin preparing for and adapting to a changing future?

About Simon Michaux

Dr. Simon Michaux is an Associate Professor of Geometallurgy at the Geological Survey of Finland. He has a PhD in mining engineering. Dr. Michaux’s long-term work is on societal transformation toward a circular economy.

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