OT:Law Firm Associates Getting SLAUGHTERED…

[Aecetia]

There is a difference between paranoia and preparation. Are animals who store food paranoid or are they getting ready for winter?

[partypup]

[quote=Russell][quote=lostkitty]partypup needs to head over to http://www.itulip.com and read the article…

“Are You A Doomer?”

Every time I read partypup’s posts I think of that article.

This whole thread finally explains her paranoia. Mass layoff happening in her own company – she must have sensed it coming… No one is ever “safe”. That is why one saves for a rainy day. True that 40% of some people’s savings is now gone in the stock market – true that some others lost 100% with Madoff and the like… but the world will not implode. Goodness abounds. People share – people get creative – people survive.[/quote]

Hello Lostkitty,
This is what I have been thinking from day one.
Note: This is not an indictment, diagnosis or intended to be cruel…and she could be right.

In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, defence mechanisms or defense mechanisms (see -ce/-se) are psychological strategies brought into play by various entities to cope with reality and to maintain self-image. Healthy persons normally use different defences throughout life. An ego defence mechanism becomes pathological only when its persistent use leads to maladaptive behavior such that the physical and/or mental health of the individual is adversely affected. The purpose of the Ego Defence Mechanisms is to protect the mind/self/ego from anxiety, social sanctions or to provide a refuge from a situation with which one cannot currently cope.[1]

[/quote]

Russell: I know you’re not trying to be cruel, and I sense that you are coming from an honest and well-meaning place. I know that what I am saying clearly disturbs and upsets people, but I’ve never been one to sugar coat things, and I think in this instance – if I am right, and I truly believe I am – it does more good than harm to share my thoughts with people so they can at least consider and prepare for what’s coming.

For the record, I think Freud was a misogynist and a quack, but to each his own.

Based on some of these posts, it sounds like people think I am holed up in a cave with an AK-47, piles of Krugerrands and a handful of MREs. In reality, I live in a bedroom community in Los Angeles and run my own department at a major media company. I travel and have hobbies, as I’m sure many of you do. And I’m always anxious to try new restaurants and love hanging out with my friends. I never miss an episode of “Fringe” (no jokes, please), and I’m looking forward to my 25th high school reunion in May. I have the normal defense mechanisms and psychological strategies that any well-adjusted professional would have that would allow them to be promoted to senior management. Up until a few years ago, I had bought the American Dream, hook, line and sinker, and had accumulated a few pieces of property which I had been hoping would form the basis of my retirement.

But I’m not a fool Russell. And when I saw the writing on the wall, I responded accordingly.

I don’t think that’s pathological. I think it’s only common sense.

Look at it this way: one of us is very right or very wrong. We are going to find out shortly which one of us that is.

[partypup]

[quote=Russell][quote=lostkitty]partypup needs to head over to http://www.itulip.com and read the article…

“Are You A Doomer?”

Every time I read partypup’s posts I think of that article.

This whole thread finally explains her paranoia. Mass layoff happening in her own company – she must have sensed it coming… No one is ever “safe”. That is why one saves for a rainy day. True that 40% of some people’s savings is now gone in the stock market – true that some others lost 100% with Madoff and the like… but the world will not implode. Goodness abounds. People share – people get creative – people survive.[/quote]

Hello Lostkitty,
This is what I have been thinking from day one.
Note: This is not an indictment, diagnosis or intended to be cruel…and she could be right.

In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, defence mechanisms or defense mechanisms (see -ce/-se) are psychological strategies brought into play by various entities to cope with reality and to maintain self-image. Healthy persons normally use different defences throughout life. An ego defence mechanism becomes pathological only when its persistent use leads to maladaptive behavior such that the physical and/or mental health of the individual is adversely affected. The purpose of the Ego Defence Mechanisms is to protect the mind/self/ego from anxiety, social sanctions or to provide a refuge from a situation with which one cannot currently cope.[1]

[/quote]

Russell: I know you’re not trying to be cruel, and I sense that you are coming from an honest and well-meaning place. I know that what I am saying clearly disturbs and upsets people, but I’ve never been one to sugar coat things, and I think in this instance – if I am right, and I truly believe I am – it does more good than harm to share my thoughts with people so they can at least consider and prepare for what’s coming.

For the record, I think Freud was a misogynist and a quack, but to each his own.

Based on some of these posts, it sounds like people think I am holed up in a cave with an AK-47, piles of Krugerrands and a handful of MREs. In reality, I live in a bedroom community in Los Angeles and run my own department at a major media company. I travel and have hobbies, as I’m sure many of you do. And I’m always anxious to try new restaurants and love hanging out with my friends. I never miss an episode of “Fringe” (no jokes, please), and I’m looking forward to my 25th high school reunion in May. I have the normal defense mechanisms and psychological strategies that any well-adjusted professional would have that would allow them to be promoted to senior management. Up until a few years ago, I had bought the American Dream, hook, line and sinker, and had accumulated a few pieces of property which I had been hoping would form the basis of my retirement.

But I’m not a fool Russell. And when I saw the writing on the wall, I responded accordingly.

I don’t think that’s pathological. I think it’s only common sense.

Look at it this way: one of us is very right or very wrong. We are going to find out shortly which one of us that is.

[partypup]

[quote=Russell][quote=lostkitty]partypup needs to head over to http://www.itulip.com and read the article…

“Are You A Doomer?”

Every time I read partypup’s posts I think of that article.

This whole thread finally explains her paranoia. Mass layoff happening in her own company – she must have sensed it coming… No one is ever “safe”. That is why one saves for a rainy day. True that 40% of some people’s savings is now gone in the stock market – true that some others lost 100% with Madoff and the like… but the world will not implode. Goodness abounds. People share – people get creative – people survive.[/quote]

Hello Lostkitty,
This is what I have been thinking from day one.
Note: This is not an indictment, diagnosis or intended to be cruel…and she could be right.

In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, defence mechanisms or defense mechanisms (see -ce/-se) are psychological strategies brought into play by various entities to cope with reality and to maintain self-image. Healthy persons normally use different defences throughout life. An ego defence mechanism becomes pathological only when its persistent use leads to maladaptive behavior such that the physical and/or mental health of the individual is adversely affected. The purpose of the Ego Defence Mechanisms is to protect the mind/self/ego from anxiety, social sanctions or to provide a refuge from a situation with which one cannot currently cope.[1]

[/quote]

Russell: I know you’re not trying to be cruel, and I sense that you are coming from an honest and well-meaning place. I know that what I am saying clearly disturbs and upsets people, but I’ve never been one to sugar coat things, and I think in this instance – if I am right, and I truly believe I am – it does more good than harm to share my thoughts with people so they can at least consider and prepare for what’s coming.

For the record, I think Freud was a misogynist and a quack, but to each his own.

Based on some of these posts, it sounds like people think I am holed up in a cave with an AK-47, piles of Krugerrands and a handful of MREs. In reality, I live in a bedroom community in Los Angeles and run my own department at a major media company. I travel and have hobbies, as I’m sure many of you do. And I’m always anxious to try new restaurants and love hanging out with my friends. I never miss an episode of “Fringe” (no jokes, please), and I’m looking forward to my 25th high school reunion in May. I have the normal defense mechanisms and psychological strategies that any well-adjusted professional would have that would allow them to be promoted to senior management. Up until a few years ago, I had bought the American Dream, hook, line and sinker, and had accumulated a few pieces of property which I had been hoping would form the basis of my retirement.

But I’m not a fool Russell. And when I saw the writing on the wall, I responded accordingly.

I don’t think that’s pathological. I think it’s only common sense.

Look at it this way: one of us is very right or very wrong. We are going to find out shortly which one of us that is.

[partypup]

[quote=Russell][quote=lostkitty]partypup needs to head over to http://www.itulip.com and read the article…

“Are You A Doomer?”

Every time I read partypup’s posts I think of that article.

This whole thread finally explains her paranoia. Mass layoff happening in her own company – she must have sensed it coming… No one is ever “safe”. That is why one saves for a rainy day. True that 40% of some people’s savings is now gone in the stock market – true that some others lost 100% with Madoff and the like… but the world will not implode. Goodness abounds. People share – people get creative – people survive.[/quote]

Hello Lostkitty,
This is what I have been thinking from day one.
Note: This is not an indictment, diagnosis or intended to be cruel…and she could be right.

In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, defence mechanisms or defense mechanisms (see -ce/-se) are psychological strategies brought into play by various entities to cope with reality and to maintain self-image. Healthy persons normally use different defences throughout life. An ego defence mechanism becomes pathological only when its persistent use leads to maladaptive behavior such that the physical and/or mental health of the individual is adversely affected. The purpose of the Ego Defence Mechanisms is to protect the mind/self/ego from anxiety, social sanctions or to provide a refuge from a situation with which one cannot currently cope.[1]

[/quote]

Russell: I know you’re not trying to be cruel, and I sense that you are coming from an honest and well-meaning place. I know that what I am saying clearly disturbs and upsets people, but I’ve never been one to sugar coat things, and I think in this instance – if I am right, and I truly believe I am – it does more good than harm to share my thoughts with people so they can at least consider and prepare for what’s coming.

For the record, I think Freud was a misogynist and a quack, but to each his own.

Based on some of these posts, it sounds like people think I am holed up in a cave with an AK-47, piles of Krugerrands and a handful of MREs. In reality, I live in a bedroom community in Los Angeles and run my own department at a major media company. I travel and have hobbies, as I’m sure many of you do. And I’m always anxious to try new restaurants and love hanging out with my friends. I never miss an episode of “Fringe” (no jokes, please), and I’m looking forward to my 25th high school reunion in May. I have the normal defense mechanisms and psychological strategies that any well-adjusted professional would have that would allow them to be promoted to senior management. Up until a few years ago, I had bought the American Dream, hook, line and sinker, and had accumulated a few pieces of property which I had been hoping would form the basis of my retirement.

But I’m not a fool Russell. And when I saw the writing on the wall, I responded accordingly.

I don’t think that’s pathological. I think it’s only common sense.

Look at it this way: one of us is very right or very wrong. We are going to find out shortly which one of us that is.

[partypup]

[quote=Russell][quote=lostkitty]partypup needs to head over to http://www.itulip.com and read the article…

“Are You A Doomer?”

Every time I read partypup’s posts I think of that article.

This whole thread finally explains her paranoia. Mass layoff happening in her own company – she must have sensed it coming… No one is ever “safe”. That is why one saves for a rainy day. True that 40% of some people’s savings is now gone in the stock market – true that some others lost 100% with Madoff and the like… but the world will not implode. Goodness abounds. People share – people get creative – people survive.[/quote]

Hello Lostkitty,
This is what I have been thinking from day one.
Note: This is not an indictment, diagnosis or intended to be cruel…and she could be right.

In Freudian psychoanalytic theory, defence mechanisms or defense mechanisms (see -ce/-se) are psychological strategies brought into play by various entities to cope with reality and to maintain self-image. Healthy persons normally use different defences throughout life. An ego defence mechanism becomes pathological only when its persistent use leads to maladaptive behavior such that the physical and/or mental health of the individual is adversely affected. The purpose of the Ego Defence Mechanisms is to protect the mind/self/ego from anxiety, social sanctions or to provide a refuge from a situation with which one cannot currently cope.[1]

[/quote]

Russell: I know you’re not trying to be cruel, and I sense that you are coming from an honest and well-meaning place. I know that what I am saying clearly disturbs and upsets people, but I’ve never been one to sugar coat things, and I think in this instance – if I am right, and I truly believe I am – it does more good than harm to share my thoughts with people so they can at least consider and prepare for what’s coming.

For the record, I think Freud was a misogynist and a quack, but to each his own.

Based on some of these posts, it sounds like people think I am holed up in a cave with an AK-47, piles of Krugerrands and a handful of MREs. In reality, I live in a bedroom community in Los Angeles and run my own department at a major media company. I travel and have hobbies, as I’m sure many of you do. And I’m always anxious to try new restaurants and love hanging out with my friends. I never miss an episode of “Fringe” (no jokes, please), and I’m looking forward to my 25th high school reunion in May. I have the normal defense mechanisms and psychological strategies that any well-adjusted professional would have that would allow them to be promoted to senior management. Up until a few years ago, I had bought the American Dream, hook, line and sinker, and had accumulated a few pieces of property which I had been hoping would form the basis of my retirement.

But I’m not a fool Russell. And when I saw the writing on the wall, I responded accordingly.

I don’t think that’s pathological. I think it’s only common sense.

Look at it this way: one of us is very right or very wrong. We are going to find out shortly which one of us that is.

[partypup]

[quote=davelj][quote=partypup]

Did I ever say the world would ever implode? I would like to see those posts.

And what, exactly, have I said that you consider paranoid? [/quote]

I think your post above (and pasted below) classifies as one in which – in so many words – you’re clearly expecting the world to implode. I think it also qualifies as paranoid (get those wisdom teeth removed because there might not be any dentists available for dental work soon!).

So, ironically, you answered your own questions one post later:

“Aecetia: do you have a ham radio? I just got one, and I think it will be a very handy thing to have to keep in touch if there are ever any grid problems. As for health care…that has been a concern of mine for the past couple of years. I have been advising friends and family to have any critical health care needs (surgeries, out patient procedures, dental work, etc) taken care of now while the medical and insurance infrastructure is still intact. I have been working out more, too, and trying to focus on building up my health and stamina for the long term. I am preparing for a world without safety nets. I think it is imperative to “get strong to go long”.”
[/quote]

Well, if this is what constitutes an “implosion” of the world, in your opinion, than yes: the world is going to implode.

You and I clearly have very different definitions of what “implosion” means. I thought you meant a Mad Max scenario.

Implosion, as you describe it, has happened in many, many different countries in various times throughout human history. You probably haven’t noticed those implosions because you have had the good fortune of living in the United States (I assume), which has up until now enjoyed a rare favored nations status.

That is all changing.

If Volcker and Soros are right, and this is going to be worse than the Great Depression, then yes – you’d better get those wisdom teeth pulled.

Have you even noticed how the downturn is affecting health services?

“Recession is squeezing the life out of money-strapped hospitals”
“Facilities across the nation are closing or eliminating services as patient visits drop, insurers and patients pay slowly and credit remains tight.”
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/la-fi-hospitaldebt2-2009jan02,0,7697732.story

But this is all in my head, right? 😉

I had been going to a rehab/therapy facility in Brentwood for the past 3 years – the Pilates really helped with my lower back problems. It closed suddenly last month in part because insurers were simply not paying anymore and/or making such delayed payments that the facility couldn’t continue to cash flow. It really is kind of ludicrous to think that this downturn is affecting every other aspect of our economy, but somehow health insurers are going to emerge unscathed. They are going to get hammered, like every other industry. and we will see the results as health services contract.

And unless you’re very thrilled with your cellular phone provider, it might not be a bad idea to have an alternate form of communication if there are grid problems. Just my two cents. You probably blow more on a good Blue Ray player than you will on a ham radio.

[partypup]

[quote=davelj][quote=partypup]

Did I ever say the world would ever implode? I would like to see those posts.

And what, exactly, have I said that you consider paranoid? [/quote]

I think your post above (and pasted below) classifies as one in which – in so many words – you’re clearly expecting the world to implode. I think it also qualifies as paranoid (get those wisdom teeth removed because there might not be any dentists available for dental work soon!).

So, ironically, you answered your own questions one post later:

“Aecetia: do you have a ham radio? I just got one, and I think it will be a very handy thing to have to keep in touch if there are ever any grid problems. As for health care…that has been a concern of mine for the past couple of years. I have been advising friends and family to have any critical health care needs (surgeries, out patient procedures, dental work, etc) taken care of now while the medical and insurance infrastructure is still intact. I have been working out more, too, and trying to focus on building up my health and stamina for the long term. I am preparing for a world without safety nets. I think it is imperative to “get strong to go long”.”
[/quote]

Well, if this is what constitutes an “implosion” of the world, in your opinion, than yes: the world is going to implode.

You and I clearly have very different definitions of what “implosion” means. I thought you meant a Mad Max scenario.

Implosion, as you describe it, has happened in many, many different countries in various times throughout human history. You probably haven’t noticed those implosions because you have had the good fortune of living in the United States (I assume), which has up until now enjoyed a rare favored nations status.

That is all changing.

If Volcker and Soros are right, and this is going to be worse than the Great Depression, then yes – you’d better get those wisdom teeth pulled.

Have you even noticed how the downturn is affecting health services?

“Recession is squeezing the life out of money-strapped hospitals”
“Facilities across the nation are closing or eliminating services as patient visits drop, insurers and patients pay slowly and credit remains tight.”
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/la-fi-hospitaldebt2-2009jan02,0,7697732.story

But this is all in my head, right? 😉

I had been going to a rehab/therapy facility in Brentwood for the past 3 years – the Pilates really helped with my lower back problems. It closed suddenly last month in part because insurers were simply not paying anymore and/or making such delayed payments that the facility couldn’t continue to cash flow. It really is kind of ludicrous to think that this downturn is affecting every other aspect of our economy, but somehow health insurers are going to emerge unscathed. They are going to get hammered, like every other industry. and we will see the results as health services contract.

And unless you’re very thrilled with your cellular phone provider, it might not be a bad idea to have an alternate form of communication if there are grid problems. Just my two cents. You probably blow more on a good Blue Ray player than you will on a ham radio.

[partypup]

[quote=davelj][quote=partypup]

Did I ever say the world would ever implode? I would like to see those posts.

And what, exactly, have I said that you consider paranoid? [/quote]

I think your post above (and pasted below) classifies as one in which – in so many words – you’re clearly expecting the world to implode. I think it also qualifies as paranoid (get those wisdom teeth removed because there might not be any dentists available for dental work soon!).

So, ironically, you answered your own questions one post later:

“Aecetia: do you have a ham radio? I just got one, and I think it will be a very handy thing to have to keep in touch if there are ever any grid problems. As for health care…that has been a concern of mine for the past couple of years. I have been advising friends and family to have any critical health care needs (surgeries, out patient procedures, dental work, etc) taken care of now while the medical and insurance infrastructure is still intact. I have been working out more, too, and trying to focus on building up my health and stamina for the long term. I am preparing for a world without safety nets. I think it is imperative to “get strong to go long”.”
[/quote]

Well, if this is what constitutes an “implosion” of the world, in your opinion, than yes: the world is going to implode.

You and I clearly have very different definitions of what “implosion” means. I thought you meant a Mad Max scenario.

Implosion, as you describe it, has happened in many, many different countries in various times throughout human history. You probably haven’t noticed those implosions because you have had the good fortune of living in the United States (I assume), which has up until now enjoyed a rare favored nations status.

That is all changing.

If Volcker and Soros are right, and this is going to be worse than the Great Depression, then yes – you’d better get those wisdom teeth pulled.

Have you even noticed how the downturn is affecting health services?

“Recession is squeezing the life out of money-strapped hospitals”
“Facilities across the nation are closing or eliminating services as patient visits drop, insurers and patients pay slowly and credit remains tight.”
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/la-fi-hospitaldebt2-2009jan02,0,7697732.story

But this is all in my head, right? 😉

I had been going to a rehab/therapy facility in Brentwood for the past 3 years – the Pilates really helped with my lower back problems. It closed suddenly last month in part because insurers were simply not paying anymore and/or making such delayed payments that the facility couldn’t continue to cash flow. It really is kind of ludicrous to think that this downturn is affecting every other aspect of our economy, but somehow health insurers are going to emerge unscathed. They are going to get hammered, like every other industry. and we will see the results as health services contract.

And unless you’re very thrilled with your cellular phone provider, it might not be a bad idea to have an alternate form of communication if there are grid problems. Just my two cents. You probably blow more on a good Blue Ray player than you will on a ham radio.

[partypup]

[quote=davelj][quote=partypup]

Did I ever say the world would ever implode? I would like to see those posts.

And what, exactly, have I said that you consider paranoid? [/quote]

I think your post above (and pasted below) classifies as one in which – in so many words – you’re clearly expecting the world to implode. I think it also qualifies as paranoid (get those wisdom teeth removed because there might not be any dentists available for dental work soon!).

So, ironically, you answered your own questions one post later:

“Aecetia: do you have a ham radio? I just got one, and I think it will be a very handy thing to have to keep in touch if there are ever any grid problems. As for health care…that has been a concern of mine for the past couple of years. I have been advising friends and family to have any critical health care needs (surgeries, out patient procedures, dental work, etc) taken care of now while the medical and insurance infrastructure is still intact. I have been working out more, too, and trying to focus on building up my health and stamina for the long term. I am preparing for a world without safety nets. I think it is imperative to “get strong to go long”.”
[/quote]

Well, if this is what constitutes an “implosion” of the world, in your opinion, than yes: the world is going to implode.

You and I clearly have very different definitions of what “implosion” means. I thought you meant a Mad Max scenario.

Implosion, as you describe it, has happened in many, many different countries in various times throughout human history. You probably haven’t noticed those implosions because you have had the good fortune of living in the United States (I assume), which has up until now enjoyed a rare favored nations status.

That is all changing.

If Volcker and Soros are right, and this is going to be worse than the Great Depression, then yes – you’d better get those wisdom teeth pulled.

Have you even noticed how the downturn is affecting health services?

“Recession is squeezing the life out of money-strapped hospitals”
“Facilities across the nation are closing or eliminating services as patient visits drop, insurers and patients pay slowly and credit remains tight.”
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/la-fi-hospitaldebt2-2009jan02,0,7697732.story

But this is all in my head, right? 😉

I had been going to a rehab/therapy facility in Brentwood for the past 3 years – the Pilates really helped with my lower back problems. It closed suddenly last month in part because insurers were simply not paying anymore and/or making such delayed payments that the facility couldn’t continue to cash flow. It really is kind of ludicrous to think that this downturn is affecting every other aspect of our economy, but somehow health insurers are going to emerge unscathed. They are going to get hammered, like every other industry. and we will see the results as health services contract.

And unless you’re very thrilled with your cellular phone provider, it might not be a bad idea to have an alternate form of communication if there are grid problems. Just my two cents. You probably blow more on a good Blue Ray player than you will on a ham radio.

[partypup]

[quote=davelj][quote=partypup]

Did I ever say the world would ever implode? I would like to see those posts.

And what, exactly, have I said that you consider paranoid? [/quote]

I think your post above (and pasted below) classifies as one in which – in so many words – you’re clearly expecting the world to implode. I think it also qualifies as paranoid (get those wisdom teeth removed because there might not be any dentists available for dental work soon!).

So, ironically, you answered your own questions one post later:

“Aecetia: do you have a ham radio? I just got one, and I think it will be a very handy thing to have to keep in touch if there are ever any grid problems. As for health care…that has been a concern of mine for the past couple of years. I have been advising friends and family to have any critical health care needs (surgeries, out patient procedures, dental work, etc) taken care of now while the medical and insurance infrastructure is still intact. I have been working out more, too, and trying to focus on building up my health and stamina for the long term. I am preparing for a world without safety nets. I think it is imperative to “get strong to go long”.”
[/quote]

Well, if this is what constitutes an “implosion” of the world, in your opinion, than yes: the world is going to implode.

You and I clearly have very different definitions of what “implosion” means. I thought you meant a Mad Max scenario.

Implosion, as you describe it, has happened in many, many different countries in various times throughout human history. You probably haven’t noticed those implosions because you have had the good fortune of living in the United States (I assume), which has up until now enjoyed a rare favored nations status.

That is all changing.

If Volcker and Soros are right, and this is going to be worse than the Great Depression, then yes – you’d better get those wisdom teeth pulled.

Have you even noticed how the downturn is affecting health services?

“Recession is squeezing the life out of money-strapped hospitals”
“Facilities across the nation are closing or eliminating services as patient visits drop, insurers and patients pay slowly and credit remains tight.”
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/la-fi-hospitaldebt2-2009jan02,0,7697732.story

But this is all in my head, right? 😉

I had been going to a rehab/therapy facility in Brentwood for the past 3 years – the Pilates really helped with my lower back problems. It closed suddenly last month in part because insurers were simply not paying anymore and/or making such delayed payments that the facility couldn’t continue to cash flow. It really is kind of ludicrous to think that this downturn is affecting every other aspect of our economy, but somehow health insurers are going to emerge unscathed. They are going to get hammered, like every other industry. and we will see the results as health services contract.

And unless you’re very thrilled with your cellular phone provider, it might not be a bad idea to have an alternate form of communication if there are grid problems. Just my two cents. You probably blow more on a good Blue Ray player than you will on a ham radio.

[davelj]

[quote=partypup]
Well, if this is what constitutes an “implosion” of the world, in your opinion, than yes: the world is going to implode.

You and I clearly have very different definitions of what “implosion” means. I thought you meant a Mad Max scenario.

[/quote]

No, I don’t mean a Mad Max scenario, which would also (obviously) qualify as implosion. But I think any scenario where you can’t find a dentist to perform dental services would qualify as implosion. And, yes, implosion, as I describe it, has indeed happened in many countries throughout history. I would say the Great Depression qualifies as implosion (based on unemployment, social strife, etc.), to use just one example. But we can agree to disagree on semantics.

I think we can see massive dislocation in the economy and otherwise without seeing all dental services and cell phone coverage disappear. Just my two cents.

[davelj]

[quote=partypup]
Well, if this is what constitutes an “implosion” of the world, in your opinion, than yes: the world is going to implode.

You and I clearly have very different definitions of what “implosion” means. I thought you meant a Mad Max scenario.

[/quote]

No, I don’t mean a Mad Max scenario, which would also (obviously) qualify as implosion. But I think any scenario where you can’t find a dentist to perform dental services would qualify as implosion. And, yes, implosion, as I describe it, has indeed happened in many countries throughout history. I would say the Great Depression qualifies as implosion (based on unemployment, social strife, etc.), to use just one example. But we can agree to disagree on semantics.

I think we can see massive dislocation in the economy and otherwise without seeing all dental services and cell phone coverage disappear. Just my two cents.

[davelj]

[quote=partypup]
Well, if this is what constitutes an “implosion” of the world, in your opinion, than yes: the world is going to implode.

You and I clearly have very different definitions of what “implosion” means. I thought you meant a Mad Max scenario.

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No, I don’t mean a Mad Max scenario, which would also (obviously) qualify as implosion. But I think any scenario where you can’t find a dentist to perform dental services would qualify as implosion. And, yes, implosion, as I describe it, has indeed happened in many countries throughout history. I would say the Great Depression qualifies as implosion (based on unemployment, social strife, etc.), to use just one example. But we can agree to disagree on semantics.

I think we can see massive dislocation in the economy and otherwise without seeing all dental services and cell phone coverage disappear. Just my two cents.

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Well, if this is what constitutes an “implosion” of the world, in your opinion, than yes: the world is going to implode.

You and I clearly have very different definitions of what “implosion” means. I thought you meant a Mad Max scenario.

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No, I don’t mean a Mad Max scenario, which would also (obviously) qualify as implosion. But I think any scenario where you can’t find a dentist to perform dental services would qualify as implosion. And, yes, implosion, as I describe it, has indeed happened in many countries throughout history. I would say the Great Depression qualifies as implosion (based on unemployment, social strife, etc.), to use just one example. But we can agree to disagree on semantics.

I think we can see massive dislocation in the economy and otherwise without seeing all dental services and cell phone coverage disappear. Just my two cents.

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