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wundermaus

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8. btw -

Reply to wundermaus (Reply #4)

Fri Sep 5, 2014, 10:17 PM

Sep 2014

Last edited Sat Sep 6, 2014, 01:53 AM - Edit history (1)

I noticed this topic sank like a stone.

A topic that supersedes all others.

Denial - One of the attributes of a civilization's collapse.

Easter Island... Roman Empire... but this time (Global Climate Collapse) there may be no redo.

Sort of like flying in a plane until it runs out of gas.

We all know how that turns out.

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I need help from the DU community to address my most important letter to the President. [View all] wundermaus Sep 2014 OP

K/R and two points of advice: Less is more, be concise, and give one example of feedback loops. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1

excellent suggestions and greatly appreciated. wundermaus Sep 2014 #2

Here is my first revision - wundermaus Sep 2014 #5

I like it! NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #6

Thank you so much! wundermaus Sep 2014 #9

"exterminate all life on this planet" isn't that hyperbole? aikoaiko Sep 2014 #3

The positive feedback loops that are in play and coming into play are deadly and irreversible... wundermaus Sep 2014 #4

It's a subtle but important distinction. It's likely that a lot of life forms will survive. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #7

btw - wundermaus Sep 2014 #8

Remember the term from the Roman Empire, "Bread and Circuses"? NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #10