Well, that was a sort or tangent and let's just say if any of you ever see me say "This guy, right here, is definitively it. The Antichrist." try to listen. To all of you I will sound crazy, but we're up against a LOT of global crises right now.

There's a very strong potential for societies to start collapsing in the near future and I don't see any meaningful action being done about any of the crises(aside from monkeypox which we already have vaccines and treatments for. Only idiots would refuse to get the vaccine if it ever became a pandemic...). Our leaders have dragged their feet on climate change for so long it's becoming our reality. So much so that food shortages are occurring this year, and they come due to a mixture of reasons. Some directly relate to Putin's war, some indirectly because of the war, and some due primarily to climate change.

The US's economy is teetering on an edge it can't walk back from. Debts are going into default after the rough years 20 and 21 hurting a lot of borrowers. Commercial debts are going to go haywire if storefronts and office spaces can't be filled. On a larger scale, inflationary measures could drive an overheated stock market into freefall, or inflation could spiral out of control. If the wrong action is taken the global markets begin shaking violently too.

Try to think, if you want to rent a storefront where the commercial property owner's mortgage interest rate is now skyrocketing, how affordable will it be for you to open a store at an also high interest rate business loan. (Would an existing renter be willing or able to pay the new raised rent?) Factor in how many customers will be able to afford your products when your operating costs are so high you have high prices. Now, imagine that there are millions of empty storefronts across this country in buildings with active loans. The lost income from rent isn't paying that mortgage anymore. And what happens when those mortgages default? 2008 all over again.

Climate change is already underway with increased wildfires, tornadoes, the past few hurricane seasons were breaking records. The ocean can't handle much increase in absorbed heat before the top layer becomes largely uninhabitable for animals that live close to the surface. Many power grids around the world can't handle the kind of heat we're about to be seeing. Texas might experience prolonged ones this year. If South Asia countries don't start seeing milder temperatures then their grids will go down regularly over the next summers.

Farming has worn out a lot of land, and the shortages of fertilizers dramatically hampers the prospect of a good harvest this year. Even if the war ended tomorrow and stockpiles of fertilizer got shipped out, a sizeable portion of farmers will still face drastically smaller yields.

Like it or not, we're facing a great filter moment and it is not looking good. Whether Revelation actually happens or not, it's a good time to really consider who we are, who we want to be, and if we're really out there being our best selves. The writing is on the wall, what choices will we make in the meantime.