Breaking Down: Collapse

It's no secret that capitalism doesn't take kindly to those caught in the feedback loop of homelessness. How will collapse affect homelessness, and how will homelessness affect collapse?Learn More:How a hard-working, middle-class family spiraled into homelessness - The Boston Globe (archive.ph)State of Homelessness: 2022 Edition - National Alliance to End HomelessnessList of sovereign states by homeless population - WikipediaThe Homeless-Poor and the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Policy of Government: Rethinking the Plight of Homelessness in Nigeria - Cletus O. Obasi, Christopher M. Anierobi, 2021 (sagepub.com)https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/15/briefing/homelessness-america-housing-crisis.htmlhttps://www.security.org/resources/homeless-statistics/https://finance.yahoo.com/photos/10-countries-with-maximum-homeless-people-how-many-homeless-in-india-131259042/20-may-2020-berlin-homeless-123811016.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAE8DpQStyhQ1N60vQOQC4L98ojUCWB-MxV0yyeA---J-YD1oeCBOzMYXibuEEtcbjGk_b2G2OTq7NnWEOScsBmSXHOV7PQKUSYmIj-fC7Vksk8S5SG6HfBD-S5KLgM1pm67QUuKYj_H1u9F8Y1jha4J3bjcgX0U7pDdM4NxjCjHihttps://therealdeal.com/2022/12/04/housing-affordability-is-worst-on-record-data-shows/Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we discuss journalist and author Chris Hedges and his book "America, The Farewell Tour.Learn More: America: The Farewell Tour | Book by Chris Hedges | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster (simonandschuster.com)Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Consumer and national debts are growing exponentially.  The unsustainable nature in which we borrow money in order to maintain our economic system is the perfect definition of a bubble. But when will it burst and what will it look like?Learn More: Americans’ household debt surpasses $16T for first time | The HillAverage American Debt: An Overview | First Republic BankHousehold debt soars at fastest pace in 15 years as credit card use surges, Fed report says (cnbc.com)17 Canadian Household Debt Statistics [Updated in 2022] (reviewlution.ca)Canada Households Credit Market Debt to Disposable Income - 2022 Data - 2023 Forecast (tradingeconomics.com)Debt owned by U.S. households by type 2022 | StatistaCar Owners Strain as More Loan Payments Soar to $1,000 - BloombergThe U.S. Consumer Debt CrisisWhat is Behind America's Credit Card Debt Crisis? - InvestorsObserverConsumer Debt Isn’t Stressing Banks — Yet - The Washington PostUS Economic Collapse: What Would Happen? (thebalancemoney.com)Recession could be U.S. banks’ guilty pleasure | ReutersWill the Banks Collapse? - The AtlanticConsumer debt is at an all-time high. Should banks be worried? | American Bankerhttps://www.truthinaccounting.org/about/our_national_debt?gclid=Cj0KCQiA_P6dBhD1ARIsAAGI7HAGTpK7ZXOnvyAnoyAAysPmvwcwk9qjEl5kA3VyHGzkFfaDwu_67ekaAs4wEALw_wcBhttps://www.usdebtclock.org/https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-debt/https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-debt/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/us/politics/debt-ceiling-economy-congress.htmlSupport the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the future of ownership? Is it "The Great Reset" or "Feudalism 2.0"? In this episode we look into the direction we're headed, and the existing theories commonly shared around. Learn More:8 predictions for the world in 2030 - YouTubeThe Great Reset | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)Fact check: The World Economic Forum does not have a stated goal to have people own nothing by 2030 | ReutersWho does the World Economic Forum really represent? | Transnational Institute (tni.org)U.S. Wage Growth Fails To Keep Up With Rising Prices For 17 Consecutive Months (forbes.com)America is Becoming a Nation of Renters | 37th Parallel (37parallel.com)Housing affordability collapses at fastest clip on record (axios.com)Household debt soars at fastest pace in 15 years as credit card use surges, Fed report says (cnbc.com)https://www.worldhistory.org/Feudalism/https://www.firstthings.com/article/2022/01/our-neo-feudal-futureSupport the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here is a sample of our weekly bonus episodes. You can access all 80 of our bonus episodes by joining us on Patreon ($5/month).Kellan runs through several news stories of the week and their relation to collapse.Learn More:Déjà coup: How election lies sparked the violent attack on Brazil's government | CNN BusinessSeattle Schools Sue Big Tech Over Youth Mental Health Crisis - BloombergCheddar News on LinkedIn: #poopElon Musk Has Officially Lost More Of His Own Money Than Anyone In History (buzzfeednews.com)Climate-fueled disasters cost U.S. $165 billion in 2022 : NPRIndia set to overtake China as world's most populous country in next 3 months: UN report | Fox NewsNisha Mehta, MD on LinkedIn: The Coming Collapse of the U.S. Health Care System‘Terrifying prospect’: Utah’s Great Salt Lake could disappear in 5 years without drastic water conservation – ICMGLTSupport the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk about the potentially dark future of AI and what is known as the "singularity", were it able to break the constraints that currently hold it back. Learn More:The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Part 1 - Wait But WhyThe Artificial Intelligence Revolution: Part 2 - Wait But WhyWorld’s most powerful AI chatbot ChatGPT will soon ‘look like a boring toy’ says OpenAI boss | The IndependentA new experiment: Does AI really know cats or dogs -- or anything? | ZDNET1.1 quintillion operations per second: US has world’s fastest supercomputer | Ars TechnicaWhen will singularity happen? 1700 expert opinions of AGI [2023] (aimultiple.com)Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There is a lot of hype, especially recently, around the future of AI. The fact is that AI is present now in our world, for both positive and negative. In this episode we talk about the current reality and near-term expectations of AI, and how it relates to collapse. From surveillance and policing to job and culture loss to deepfakes, AI is helping drive us towards a dystopian future.Learn More:COVID restrictions in India are being enforced by artificial intelligence and facial recognition | FortuneSan Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Grants Police More Surveillance Powers | Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff.org)SFPD’s killer robots are off the table for now (sfbayview.com)Actor Goes Viral With Deepfake Star Impressions—How Many Can You Name? (newsweek.com)How ChatGPT actually works (assemblyai.com)https://www.searchenginejournal.com/what-is-chatgpt/473664/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/technology/personaltech/how-to-use-chatgpt-ethically.htmlhttps://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-replacing-jobs-creating-jobshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2022/05/03/the-rise-of-artificial-intelligence-will-robots-actually-replace-people/?sh=5a88c4403299https://www.saviom.com/blog/12-jobs-that-robots-ai-will-replace-in-the-future-and-12-that-wont/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/02/technology/ai-artificial-intelligence-artists.htmlhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/artstation-artists-stage-mass-protest-against-ai-generated-artwork/Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our second annual installment, discussing the happenings of the previous year and how they relate to collapse. We often forget everything that's happened over the course of just 365 days and stepping back to take it all in can be eye-opening!Learn more:2022 CPI and Inflation Rate for the United States | CPI Inflation Calculator (2022 Updated Monthly)How Africa Can Escape Chronic Food Insecurity Amid Climate Change (imf.org)Putting Africans at the Heart of Food Security and Climate Resilience (worldbank.org)The top 10 crises the world can't ignore in 2022 | International Rescue Committee (IRC)Fed’s Interest Rate Hikes in 2022 - What the December Raise Means for You (moneycrashers.com)Compare Current Mortgage Rates – Forbes AdvisorWHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard | WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination DataWeekly confirmed COVID-19 deaths, Dec 20, 2022 (ourworldindata.org)What can explain the excess mortality in the U.S. and Europe in 2022? - Health Feedback'Tripledemic' Data Shows Cold and Flu Season Is Already Among the Worst on Record - The New York Times (nytimes.com)Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (noaa.gov)U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent Statistics and AnalysisMass shootings in the US: 2022 could be the second-highest year | CNNSupport the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In dire times, such as these, it is more important than ever to have empathetic leaders who strive to do the right thing for their people. So why do we keep electing narcissists?Learn More:Narcissism: 5 Signs to Help You Spot Narcissistic Behavior (webmd.com)Narcissistic personality disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicThe Rich Have Higher Level of Narcissism, Study Shows | TIME.comPsychology study indicates that narcissists are more involved in politics than the rest of us (psypost.org)Narcissism: Why It's So Rampant in Politics | Psychology TodayThe Narcissism Of Politicians - Mental Health Matters Cofe (mentalhealthmatters-cofe.org)The Narcissists Are Running Amok: Many Politicians Are Narcissists -- And Many of Their Followers Are, Too - Alternet.orgProfessions With the Most Psychopaths (businessinsider.com)https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-disorders/narcissistic-personality-disorder.htmhttps://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/how-narcissistic-leaders-destroy-withinhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00773/fullhttps://bigthink.com/neuropsych/narcissistic-traits-leadership/https://www.psypost.org/2021/02/narcissists-make-their-way-to-ceo-positions-faster-than-their-counterparts-study-finds-59517#:~:text=A%20main%20finding%20that%20has,a%20propensity%20for%20manipulative%20behavior.Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Relevant in the news recently have been the multiple attempts at railroad strikes by unions. What is the cause of these strikes, what impact would they have, and will they continue?Learn More:The Averted National Rail Strike Is a Parable of Contemporary American Capitalism | The New YorkerHouse passes bills to stop railroad strike, give rail workers more paid sick leave - YouTubeRail Strike Ahead? Why These Workers Rejected The Contract Deal - YouTubeRail Strike: Why The Railroads Won’t Give In on Paid Leave (nymag.com)https://www.up.com/customers/track-record/tr120120-freight-rail-how-much-ships-by-rail.htmhttps://www.aar.org/topic/industries-we-support/https://www.aar.org/facts-figureshttps://www.fb.org/market-intel/farmers-and-ranchers-feel-crunch-of-railway-supply-chain-shortfallshttps://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9745Support the showPlease join us on Patreon for weekly bonus content and to join our Discord community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.