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    A Grand Experiment

    A Big Picture Look At Where We Really Are Today

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    My Life As A Scientist...

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Our Beliefs Shape Our World


    Your beliefs become your thoughts Your thoughts become your words Your words become your actions Your actions become your habits Your habits become your values Your values become your destiny
    Mahatma Gandhi

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Two Ways People Change

    Insight Pain

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    The Really Big Picture

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    The Three Es

    Economy

    Environment

    Energy

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    What is Money?

    Money is a claim on real goods and services (i.e. wealth)


    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Debt is a claim on money.

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    In Balance... $ Money $

    Real Wealth

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Out of Balance...

    All Money is Loaned into Existence

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    The One Chart That Explains It All

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    . .
    How Economists See the World

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Exponential Growth

    The Power of Exponential Growth


    12 10 8 6
    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    4 2 0
    -7000 -6000 -5000 -4000 -3000 -2000 -1000 0 1000 2000 2100

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Yankee Stadium

    If we began at 12:00, when would Yankee Stadium be filled? 12:50


    At what time would it still be 97% empty?
    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    12:45

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Our Stadium

    12 10 8

    Population

    Billions
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    6 4 2 0
    -7000 6000 -5000 5000 4000 3000 -2000 2000 -1000 1000 -7000-6000 -4000 -3000

    1000 2000 20002100 00 1000

    Years

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    Production

    1800

    Oil

    1900 2000

    http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms /mg20026786.000/mg20026786.000-1_1701.jpg

    Forest Loss

    Water Use
    Species Extinction
    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Fisheries Exploited
    1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000

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    Exponential Systems Speed Up

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    The Three Es

    Economy

    Environment

    Energy

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    The Three Es = Complex Systems

    Features Of Complex Systems


    They are inherently unpredictable They owe their order and complexity to ...energy

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Energy

    Specifically, Oil

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    A Full Doubling of Spending...

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    ...Kept The World Running In Place

    What Sorts Of Explanations Do We Have For That?

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    The Easy Days Are Over

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    A Gigantic Shift....

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Environment

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Copper Nugget
    Copper Ore 10%

    Copper Mining - Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    No Fresh Continents To Find...

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    About Those Complex Systems...

    The Implications Are Huge


    The past will be a poor guide of the future Risks are now badly understood and priced Growth as we knew it is over
    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    Huge shifts in the economy towards the basics


    The opportunities are enormous

    Copyright 2004-2008 Chris Martenson

    PeakProsperity.com

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