Does a future with less oil scare you??

[4dsc]

If peak oil was to occur during our lifetime(it could be upon us now) how many are not looking forward to a world with less oil?? How many people have even imagined what our world and soceity will look like with less oil?? Or do you believe our society and economic system can expand forever??

[tjwmason]

1. Scared and excited.

I suspect that being forced to live on less oil will be the only way in which we do live on less oil - this contains an array of problems and opportunities.

[Deja Q]

2. Look at what corporations are doing right now - they're assuming it is.

I'm not scared.

I'm just hoping for a few more months, if not a year or two.

And enjoying every day while I can.

Also, it can't expand forever. Though tell that to the corporations; allowing the US to sink while they skip overseas to the very countries that pirate up the ying-yang and the same countries where they allow dead ipod batteries to leak into the ground. (assuming those countries will want Americans - and, no, they won't... money may be globalized but people aren't, so good luck...)

Unless I'm being cynical and there's a reason that will ultimately allow us Americans to live in the end, but I'm not seeing much of that either. :shrug: (and my coworkers are 10% more frustrated - they only cover it better... and most of them are Republicans.)

[billyskank]

3. What will it look like?

Agrarian. And with about 5% of the population we have now. It's gonna be ugly getting there. :scared:

[gollygee]

4. My family is as ready as we can get

we're prepared for whatever comes - peak oil, some other kind of economic crash, whatever. We've made choices that should keep us OK no matter what.

[Deja Q]

7. You must own a considerable cache of weapons then.

Logical, since a crash might result in an uproar.

Then again, it may only induce apathy.

[gollygee]

9. No weapons

we're more optimistic about human behavior than that.

We have skills; an energy-efficient home (and we're getting a wood stove); a garden; good friends; and a community farm, several lakes, rivers, etc. within walking to short biking distance.

[LaurenG]

5. It will be extremely bad, unless it comes very gradually

If this were to come to pass there would be a need to know many things about survival.

How to grow food.
How to acquire water.
How to keep yourself warm in the winter.
How to work together/barter.
How to reuse everything.
The need for homemade tools, clothing, hygiene items, etc, etc, ect...
It would be a bad, bad thing.

[4dsc]

6. There's always POWERDOWN!!

Read the book called Powerdown. YEs its a radical departure from the lifestyle we've become accustommed too but a future with less oil will also be a lifestyle we're not accustommed too.. Either way, things are going to get interesting in our lifetime..

[LynzM]

8. Only because I'm diabetic

My in-laws have a farm, plenty of space, running water, knowledge about growing food and raising animals. But I can't make my own insulin, so if big Pharma goes down, or I can't get anywhere to get insulin, or keep it cool, I'm screwed :scared: Darwinism takes me out, for sure.

[Deep13]

10. Ooooh, I'll be able to observe stars in my backyard! nm