Archive - Collapse Life

Artificial food and the attempt to redesign creation

The push to replace natural agriculture with engineered proteins reflects a deeper belief that life itself can be engineered.

20 hrs ago

Return of the (s)mack

Are we being ritually humiliated again?

Apr 21

Notes from the edge of civilization: April 19, 2026

Flying increasingly unfriendly skies; AI slop just met its match: Real slop; Extend and pretend is hitting main street; Squirrels everywhere.

Apr 19

The metals supply crunch hiding in plain sight

The materials that power modern life are running short — and rebuilding supply could take a generation.

Apr 18

39:32

China is winning wars and it's not even fighting

Influencers, algorithms, and Western disillusionment are reshaping the battlefield.

Apr 16

All aboard the pain train

Rising fuel costs aren't currently impacting Americans' need to drive. That begs the question: how much more room is left for households to adapt?

Apr 14

Notes from the edge of civilization: April 12, 2026

Everyone loves the bad guy; virtue signaling becomes virtue spending; the dominoes are starting to fall.

Apr 12

We've crossed the point of no return

This conversation with veteran investor Bob Moriarty took place just before the tenuous ceasefire in Iran; but the real story didn’t pause with the…

Apr 11

1:02:44

Has the AI transition met its first real resistance?

As the parasite class maps the future of work, workers themselves are quietly refusing to cooperate.

Apr 9

The ladder they already built

Cold War strategists mapped the escalation path to nuclear conflict decades ago. It was a sequence, not a warning. And now it’s running again.

Apr 7

Can mindset decide who survives? — a Book Chat recap

A live discussion about identity, adaptability, and the psychological shifts some people don't make in time to deal with collapse.

Apr 6

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Notes from the edge of civilization: April 5, 2026

Bonfire of insanities means an unstoppable gravy train; Canada wins gold in the Equity Olympics; plus, the 'K' economy in action.

Apr 5

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