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Alright class, you’re here to predict and solve the problems of the next three centuries. Pencils up…and…go!
Proposition:
Oil Will Run Dry Within 20 Years...
And the Face of the Nation Will be forced to Change.
- What will break down first?
- What will the role of Washington be in a decentralized U.S.? (What was it pre-1940)?
- Will we, like China, go to pebble-bed nuclear energy to supply the majority of our needs?
- If not, how will the nation meet its energy requirements?
We will rely on local agriculture, because shipping meat, milk, grains, beans and produce thousands of miles will no longer be economically viable for the producers.
- Unable to procure pineapples, watermelon and kiwis in February, will Americans turn to pickling and jam-making...or cannibalism?
- Imagine a couple of new-market “seasonally-grown and locally-produced” products? ie. Minnesota: Domino’s Turnip and Whole Rye Flatbread (with tarragon-sunflower seed dip)? Florida: Kentucky-Fried Millet Squares?
The Earth is Experiencing Climate Change: An Increase in Tropical Storms, An Increase in the Range of Seasonal Temperatures.
- Which regions of the country will become uninhabitable?
- Which will be (or become) more ideal?
- What will happen to our southern neighbors in Mexico and the Caribbean?
- What will happen to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, and other cities dependent on mechanically-diverted water sources?
- Where will migrating populations go?
Extra Credit: If media becomes decentralized and locally produced, will it stink less, or more?
Thanks for playing along, (I’m sending the answers with two box-tops to Battle Creek, Michigan for a pair of X-Ray Specs)...and what’d you get for number 5? |
