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Posted Sat Feb 27 2010: from The ApocaDocs:
Weekend Reading: Converging Emergencies, 2010-2020 http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1267282936
From Converging Emergencies:
If you've gotten this far through our little tome, you have fortitude. Believe us, we understand what kind of fortitude it requires. Over the last few years, 'Docs Michael and Jim have gone through periods of deep depression (instant messages like "that story you just posted. Do you sometimes ask 'what's the point'?"); deep cynicism (later turned into a quip on a holyshit-tagged story: "Yeah right, as if humans would ever confront the collapse. We'll just keep on confirming the theory); even fundamental nihilism ("there is no escape from this machine but collapse"). Please be aware that we have moments of radiance and light too -- we'll get to that in a few pages -- but before we go there, we have to talk about the mother-of-all-elephants in the room: the Converging Emergencies.
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