Our Nation Has Been Torn Apart Facebook, Twitter, and numerous other social media platforms have proven themselves capable of minting money. Both of the companies' original CEO's are worth over a billion dollars. While social media platforms have built money making machines using their users' data, the machines have also torn our nation apart. Conspiracy theories, fake news, and malicious trolling have polarized populations across the globe. As the world suffers through a pandemic, protests, and financial depression, social media has only aggravated the dire situation. In this post, I describe how social media is destroying society. Profits At All Costs "Web 2.0" compani...
What Disease Will Cause the Next Pandemic?
This Fight Won't Be Our Last As the global population continues its fight against the invisible enemy, I can't help but wonder what disease will cause the next pandemic. Yes, we are undoubtedly learning how to more effectively combat the spread of the coronavirus. We will find a way to more rapidly develop vaccines and administer them at scale. But, pandemic preparedness requires coordinated efforts between state, federal, and global government leaders. Many of these leaders have failed time and again to put their constituents' interests first. Their failures won't just compromise the success of this recovery. They may also result in the next disaster. Having said that, we need to ...
EMP Shield: Why Every Prepper Should Have One
An EMP is a Knockout Punch Few people realize that entire continents can be shut offline without a single gunshot being fired. The population likely wouldn't see a single explosion. Nobody would lose their lives as a result of the initial shutdown. There's a chance that people wouldn't even realize the electrical grid went down until they tried to operate their cell phones. How could this be? An electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, is the result of a nuclear warhead exploding high above the Earth's surface. The burst of energy created by the explosion reacts with the Earth's magnetic field, ultimately rendering all electronics useless. You know what's scary? Nuclear warheads are more acc...
Why the Second Wave of the Coronavirus Could be Worse Than the First
The Coronavirus Won't Go Away for Good The coronavirus is dragging the world into a recession. Travel bans, celebrity infections, and declining stock prices are sending people into a state of panic. Efforts to contain the spread are stepping up, as more rapid tests are being developed and administered. The pharmaceutical industry is doing everything it can to develop a vaccine. That said, the process of testing and ensuring the safety of a vaccine takes months. So, the coronavirus isn't going away any time soon. Evidence suggests the coronavirus is seasonal. The warmer months may offer us reprieve from the chaos. South American countries like Argentina and Chile have a very low ...
Without Rule of Law (WROL): 3 Most Likely Causes
Why Would We Be Without Rule of Law (WROL)? A scenario where a community is without rule of law (WROL) would be catastrophic. Governance is the reason behind our continued progress. Deterrence measures like the threat of prison time for breaking the law help to ensure citizens keep in line. The collective understanding of what is right and wrong helps to unify a population. If our social governance mechanisms were to break down, then social order would devolve into chaos. What could possibly destroy the institutions we've built over centuries? The three biggest threats that would leave us without rule of law are global disaster, distrust of government, and war. I'll discuss each in...
