Adam Van Buskirk (@Empty_America) - The strange 21st century
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
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I speak with Adam about the concept of collapse and the various theories surrounding it, the likelihood of nuclear war as a primary cause of collapse, and the adaptability of complex systems. We also touch on the desire for revolution and the disconnect between online narratives and the real world. The conversation delves into the yearning for a different way of life and the challenges of escaping modernity, the impact of urbanization, immigration, and comparative advantage in different countries, the complexities of development, and the interconnectedness of the world. Our conversation also explores the crisis of competence in modern society and the decline of certain industries and professions, the perception that young people are checked out and not interested in high-status jobs, as well as the potential lack of competence in certain skilled trades.
Adam Van Buskirk is a writer and knife craftsman who has written for Palladium
www.palladiummag.com/author/a...
and on Twitter
/ ahvanbuskirk
and / empty_america
Chapters for the full episode
00:00 Exploring the Concept of Collapse and Theories Surrounding It
09:17 The Likelihood of Nuclear War as a Primary Cause of Collapse
14:04 The Durability and Adaptability of Complex Systems
24:28 The Yearning for a Different Way of Life and the Challenges of Escaping Modernity
30:44 The Impact of Urbanization, Immigration, and Comparative Advantage
37:15 The Complexities of Development and the Interconnectedness of the World
45:09 The Crisis of Competence and the Decline of Industries
52:13 The Modern Caesar: Power and Dominance over Global Elites
01:04:34 The Decline of Adult Nightlife and the Retreat Indoors
01:10:39 The Pacification of Society: Increased Sensitivity and Decreased Tolerance
01:22:34 Reassessing the Ideas of Past Thinkers 
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Great episode.
This dude pretty much makes total sense to me. One minor caveat would probably be, that those starter homes (if Gen Z home ownership is actually that high, not sure if that's worldwide or whatever) are not going to have the same kind of equity as more evolved Pokemon homes, perhaps like a Charzard home.
If Zillennials also have inflated credentials, less job security, and less savings?
However, ostensibly on the upside, wage inflation and labor demand are high, with a shrinking workforce?
It sounds like a recipe for making good money, but spending all the money, and having an unpredictable career path and discontinuous lifestyle, employable until the day you die, but also working until the day you die.
If you tease it apart, in spite of the fact that someone like the excellent Jean Twenge points out how earnings are technically high adjusted for inflation, it doesn't change the fact that the Boomers' 50 yr blowout party is over, and we be like, low-key grindin' it out.
Good to see one of my frequent Twitter interlocutors in the flesh!
We need to get the cancer out of America but that sounds like hate speech to some
Energy always takes the path of least resistance. Whether you are talking about class or anything else, like Marx said, shit would have to get really REALLY bad before its the path of least resistance.
Some shockingly bad boomer tier takes here. This podcast has fallen off so hard
I thought the exact opposite.
I thought the exact opposite.
Yea 10 min in and his take on property ownership is pretty boomer tier. He’s also totally disconnected from even his grandparents era where men became established very young, or ally through inheritance or being cut into a family business, and than found a wife. 1940-now is a total anomaly and why it subconsciously feels unnatural.
@johnc2802 you're over the age of 40 though aren't you
@@MaxPower321 he clearly doesn't know any 21 year olds
There's just one big missing part of this convo, which is that the end of the globalization era means the world is about to change. A lot. I bet Peter Zeihan would actually come on this show, if you sent an invitation, maybe a gift basket.
Zeihan? No. Converged. His bad takes and imaginings on the USA's Ukraine proxy war are bad enough.
@@ElKaaahleeente If Russia takes Ukraine, won't they attack other Eastern European countries next?
Yeah, Zeihan is the opposite side of the collapse coin: "Russia's economy is about to collapse " "China has only months left"
@ElKaaahleeente yeah but this is a neocon podcast now so he's probably perfect
I dont like this woman and it has nothing to do with misogyny.