http://www.stockresearchportalblog.com/2008/11/view-from-20000-feet-%e2%80%93-november-25-2008/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:26:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.stockresearchportalblog.com/2008/11/view-from-20000-feet-%e2%80%93-november-25-2008/#comment-756 Stock Research Portal Blog - Mining, Oil Gas Educational & Research Data For Investors, Advisors That Empowers Users to Analyze & Monitor Investments Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:54:21 +0000 http://www.stockresearchportalblog.com/?p=822#comment-756 [...] I question the narrowness of the focus on the ‘petroleum economy’ and the possible biases he brings to the table – read his background as set out in the article.  However, I consider the comments in the article far-reaching enough to be worthwhile reading in the context of any serious disruption to the world social order as we have known it for the past several decades.  While I have no way of forecasting the social disorder that might arise in times of serious economic disruption in the developed countries (read the U.S., Canada, the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, etc.), I suspect they could be of real concern.  I also think they might all be somewhat different and ‘more or less serious’ based on differing cultural beliefs and behaviors.  Having said that, I do believe that people will react angrily to any material reduction in their personal lifestyles.  In a Post on this Blog I made on November 25 I recounted the following story I made up for my sons when they were young that I refer to as the ‘Pygmy Story’.  You can read my entire Post in context by clicking here. [...] [...] I question the narrowness of the focus on the ‘petroleum economy’ and the possible biases he brings to the table – read his background as set out in the article.  However, I consider the comments in the article far-reaching enough to be worthwhile reading in the context of any serious disruption to the world social order as we have known it for the past several decades.  While I have no way of forecasting the social disorder that might arise in times of serious economic disruption in the developed countries (read the U.S., Canada, the UK, Europe, Australia, Japan, etc.), I suspect they could be of real concern.  I also think they might all be somewhat different and ‘more or less serious’ based on differing cultural beliefs and behaviors.  Having said that, I do believe that people will react angrily to any material reduction in their personal lifestyles.  In a Post on this Blog I made on November 25 I recounted the following story I made up for my sons when they were young that I refer to as the ‘Pygmy Story’.  You can read my entire Post in context by clicking here. [...]

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