#overshoot

My Thoughts on the New Global Risks Report Released by the World Economic Forum

My Thoughts on the New Global Risks Report Released by the World Economic Forum

Every year, in the latter half of January, the World Economic Forum (WEF) publishes a report on what they perceive are the top global risks over the next 2 years and over the next 10 years. They break down their analysis by age category, geographical location, etc. and rank all their risks.

This years report is really a joke.

What they do not say, is that if one person in particular was not around, their report would be COMPLETELY different. Essentially, the dire state of risks with things like "Geoeconomic confrontation" come down to one person leading one country, and the interstate confrontation risks come down to this same person and one or two other people leading other countries.

In other words, if one or two people were suddenly not in charge anymore, then their report would immediately become wrong, and they could write an entirely new report the next week.

That is simply the state of our world at the moment...

References

These are the top 10 risks in 2026: Geoeconomic confrontation ranks highest in 'age of competition

"It is Clear This Civilization is Already Running on Smack Fumes": George Tsakraklides

Part 1 argued that modern humans are maladapted by nature and nurture to the world they themselves have created. Our paleolithic brains are befuddled by the sheer scale, complexity and pace of change of our socio-biophysical environments. Our contemporary (yet ‘natural’) simplistic, reductionist mechanistic ways of approaching this new ‘reality’ fail to enlighten.

First We Will Lose the Water. Climate Collapse

Climate change is causing the entire land mass on planet Earth is drying out.

Scientists believe it is permanent and irreversible.

Fascism =/= thing I dislike.

Fascist =/= person I dislike.

“Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology characterized by a dictatorial leader, a centralized autocratic government, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.”

Believing in the concept of overshoot and overpopulation (and consumption, too) does not make you a fascist. Claiming that minority groups are the problem and need to be eradicated IS the problem.

Finding depictions of underage characters or animals in explicit situations weird is not fascism. Even if you want to claim that certain countries outlawing that is that doesn’t mean people can’t personally find it detestable. Also, laws aren’t inherently fascistic. Authoritarian, yes, but not fascistic. You’re missing the far-right, ultranationalistic part of it.

Disagreeing with someone politically does not make them a fascist, though I will say there are absolutely times where they are crypto-fascists or enabling, and frankly, I find it’s more of a “fuck you” insult in debate circles than a genuine claim so I guess idc.

Let’s say there’s a cult. Is a cult inherently fascist? No. Is it inherently controlling, authoritarian and corrupt? Usually. But not inherently fascist. If it’s a cult about “preserving white culture” or other b$ dogwhistles, yeah, that’s fascist.