tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post8581036054697401866..comments2024-02-26T05:51:17.859-05:00Comments on Economic Disconnect: That Was Some WeekEconomicDisconnecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-67831250666647459562010-11-14T09:27:56.118-05:002010-11-14T09:27:56.118-05:00I also knew it all when I was 18. My dad used to t...I also knew it all when I was 18. My dad used to tell me that the 'more he knew, the less he knew" .... at 58, I now know what that means.<br /><br />I was 18 when the song came out (of course, I identified with the song), in Nov. of 1970, followed shortly by the album. Still my favorite album of his, and the subsequent stuff Alice did became less and less interesting to me.<br /><br />I saw them in concert in 71' in Chicago, with The Stooges as the opening act .... a little theatrical for my taste back then (both bands) but an interesting show. I remember Iggy pop was spray painted in some kind of silver glittery stuff and his band, who I had never heard before, played nothing but 2/3 chord songs that I thought kind of sucked. They were all dressed in black leather outfits and for some reason, reminded me of Nazis. They came on about 45 minutes late which back in the day, was not uncommon.<br /><br />The Alice band I remember as being pretty good and they had a nice array of pop/rock songs from that album, with catchy tunes and unusual/dark instrumentation. They did a few songs off of their earlier and more psychedelic albums too and of course, they did theatrical bits for each song. Luckily, no chicken head biting off.heywallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629445075773561639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-20092247039810640402010-11-06T19:38:42.495-04:002010-11-06T19:38:42.495-04:00due to, ugh!due to, ugh!EconomicDisconnecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-77871748015430760492010-11-06T19:38:24.675-04:002010-11-06T19:38:24.675-04:00"At the end of the day, all you can do is tak..."At the end of the day, all you can do is take adequate precautions, but then go on with life."<br /><br />Indeed.<br /><br />Remember too that conflict is usually do to economic plight and/or resource depletion. Peak oil? Wait for the water issues in India and China soon (not may trips around the sun).EconomicDisconnecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02802078645713106743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-54294648883049670692010-11-06T19:35:25.484-04:002010-11-06T19:35:25.484-04:00Anon, here is where you and I have some difference...Anon, here is where you and I have some difference in point of view:<br /><br />"We only get 70-90 turns on this planet, and entire generations have come and gone without seeing the meltdown they were all convinced would happen soon."<br /><br />If someone today was 90 years old then they have seen the Great Depression and WWII.<br /><br />In my opinion those events were 'meltdowns', with the possibility that WWII may have been directly or indirectly influenced by Germany's inflation melt'up' in the 20's.<br /><br />I'm just hoping the current state of affairs don't eventually lead to a similar situation in this age of nuclear weapons.<br /><br />Having said that, I'm in a 100% agreement with this statement of yours:<br /><br />"At the end of the day, all you can do is take adequate precautions, but then go on with life."watchtowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1207581886255094115.post-47063301945480811612010-11-06T09:44:29.572-04:002010-11-06T09:44:29.572-04:00I dont buy the "things will happen quicker&qu...I dont buy the "things will happen quicker" argument. The same ones were made in the 1930s - the arguments were being with "instant communication via telex, teletype, etc" - things will shake out quickly. And yet, we are still here.<br /><br />I do however like the earthquake analogy. Seismologists tell us we are "overdue" for the "big one" in CA, and we likely are. Similarly, we have burdened ourselves with so much debt that we really are on a precipe - we really are overdue for the financial big one. <br /><br />However, just because CA is overdue for the big quake does not mean it is going to happen soon, or even happen in our lifetimes. Empires do not have the same 10,000 year "shakedown" timeline that geology does, but they do last hundreds to possibly thousands of years. As such, "overdue" is a relative term, and I find it almost arrogant to assume it will be "imminent" on a human scale. <br /><br />At the end of the day, all you can do is take adequate precautions, but then go on with life. Sure, it will be difficult to impossible to distinguish between significant quakes (i.e. the late 2008, early 2009 financial meltdown), and the true "big one". Likewise, it is reasonable to get spooked by aftershocks (remember how worried we all were about Dubai last thanksgiving). <br /><br />However, as time goes by, it becomes more and more reasonable to assume that wasnt the "big one" and its thus back to living your life. We only get 70-90 turns on this planet, and entire generations have come and gone without seeing the meltdown they were all convinced would happen soon. Be on guard and yes, as another major quake hits, re-evaluate. However, dont obsess over the hundreds of tiny tremors which happen on a fairly regular basis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com