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Brace yourself, the great reset is coming
It was like a scene from an apocalyptic movie.
A convoy of army trucks hauling away corpses as the local crematorium was overwhelmed with bodies from the hospital.
The news report was particularly dreadful to watch because the affected area was only some 5 hours’ drive away from where we live, and, disturbingly, the number of deceased was averaging almost 1000 people a day.
Nationally, our government declared a code red preparedness level, initiating a hard lockdown, bracing for the imminent impact.
Soon, the first cases of the deadly disease began to appear in my hometown…
All of this was unfolding in mid-March, when the entire planet was looking at northern Italy, wondering what the hell was taking place there and what happens if that “thing” comes to our part of the world.
It didn’t take long, and the virus quickly spread to the rest of the globe. Then, we all got to experience firsthand the fear and panic we had previously seen on the TV.
Looking back on 2020, it’s fair to say that ever since the outbreak of this pandemic, the world hasn’t been the same. What the media keeps referring to as the ‘new normal’ has slowly but surely settled in.
Although many of us still mentally cling to the possibility that things will eventually get back to the old pre-pandemic normal, as time goes by, it’s becoming increasingly clear that’s not going to happen.
On the contrary, I think we’re in for some massive societal changes – all precipitated by this pandemic – that will take us further and further from the world we used to know.
My research into the various economic, societal, and geopolitical issues leads me to believe that we may be entering one of the most turbulent and decisive periods in humankind’s history.
This rough ride could last at least a decade, and with this pandemic, we are just warming up. Other storms are brewing on the horizon, and once they hit us with their full force, we will inhabit a radically different world.
As someone who spends most of his time thinking about the future while actively preparing for what it might hold, I find several societal developments or trends particularly concerning.
In this post, I’ll explain what they are, and I’ll make my case for why I see them unfolding in the coming years and to what effect.
I’ve named these developments/trends: 1. The surveillance society, 2. The Second Great Depression, 3. The new world (dis)order and, 4. The social upheaval.
With this content, I want to provide a big-picture overview of the most significant challenges that lie ahead, and, by doing so, set the scene for the permaculture-based solutions that I’ll explore in more detail on this blog as the crisis unfolds. (Remainder of article is linked above)
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