This Week In Doom Ep. 18: Something For Everyone PREVIEW
Mar 6, 2024
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Join the discussion on Russia-Ukraine conflict, peak cheap oil fallacy, and drone warfare. Explore the controversy of human ingenuity in hydrocarbon extraction. Dive into upcoming climate denialism piece and hate speech labeling. Access all episodes on www.Grant-Williams.com for subscribers.
Peak cheap oil is not a valid concept; human innovation will always find ways to extract more hydrocarbons.
Sanctions against Russia unintentionally benefit the country due to the flawed architecture of Western sanctions strategy.
Deep dives
Analysis of Sanctions and Commodity Market Impact
The podcast delves into the analysis of sanctions against Russia and its impact on the commodity market. The discussion points out the flawed architecture of Western sanctions that focus on limiting Russia's volume, leading to a more significant increase in commodity prices, thus inadvertently benefiting Russia economically despite the intended goal of imposing sanctions. The conversation emphasizes the counterintuitive nature of the sanctions strategy, highlighting the inelasticity of demand for commodities and the significant revenue generation potential for Russia due to market fluctuations.
Military Strategy and Decision-Making
The podcast also explores the military strategy aspects related to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. It sheds light on the individuals involved in making critical strategic decisions regarding the military situation, questioning the competence and effectiveness of these decision-makers. The conversation reflects on the implications of strategic military choices, such as negotiating with Putin and engaging in proxy wars, and the potential consequences of these actions.
Leadership Decision-Making and Historical Parallels
Furthermore, the podcast delves into the decision-making process of modern-day leadership and its alignment with desired goals. It discusses the puzzling shift in policy decisions that are contradictory to achieving stated objectives, drawing parallels to past historical events and decision-making frameworks. The conversation highlights the importance of understanding the rationale behind leadership decisions and the impact of such decisions on global dynamics and conflicts.
Join Doomberg and I as we discuss several topics sure to stir even the most languid of blood including the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the changing nature of warfare with the rise of drone technology, and the concept of peak cheap oil. Doomberg’s argument that peak cheap oil is a fallacy and that human ingenuity will always find ways to extract and produce more hydrocarbons has garnered plenty of attention (and pushback) in recent weeks so here’s another chance to understand why and to hear about the backlash they received for their views on the matter. Finally, just when you think we’ve run out of controversial subjects, the conversation turns to an upcoming piece on the assault on climate denialism and the labeling of certain views as hate speech…
Every episode of the Grant Williams podcast, including This Week In Doom, The End Game, The Super Terrific Happy Hour, The Narrative Game, Kaos Theory and Shifts Happen, is available to Copper, Silver and Gold Tier subscribers at my website www.Grant-Williams.com.
Copper Tier subscribers get access to all podcasts, while members of the Silver Tier get both the podcasts and my monthly newsletter, Things That Make You Go Hmmm… Gold Tier subscribers have access to my new series of in-depth video conversations, About Time.
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