(An Economic) Crash Course by Chris Martenson - 38 minute condensed version

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Run time: 38:05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eidQTDjQ5gw   Posted on YouTube: February 24, 2009 By YouTube Member: ChrisMartensondotcom Views on YouTube: 49957   Posted on DU: May 31, 2011 By DU Member: JohnyCanuck Views on DU: 300

 
Exposing The Disconnects

Chris Martenson does an excellent job of explaining exactly why "The next 20 years are going to be completely unlike the last 20 years."

He is a an economic researcher and author of The Crash Course, a video presentation that is offered online for free.

This series of videos clearly explains how our economy, energy systems and environment face increasing challenges, and explores likely implications for the future.

In the Crash Course, he makes the point that we have never before in history faced such exponential growth in three key areas: debt (as related to GDP), energy consumption and environmental resource depletion.

The idea of exponential growth is a profound topic unto itself. When you have doubling upon doubling of say, interest on the national debt - you eventually have a situation that is mathematically catastrophic. You cannot have a continuously rising level of demand - for anything - in a finite sphere.

Our use of natural resources, energy and the our collective debt have all been growing exponentially, and there's a very sharp corner to be turned soon on these levels. It's coming to a head.

In this condensed version of The Crash Course, he spotlights the economic aspect of the converging challenges.

http://www.nextworldtv.com/videos/new-economy/the-crash-course.html