
DarkHorse Podcast Entropy, Energy & The 4th Frontier: Chris Martenson on DarkHorse
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Oct 22, 2023 Chris Martenson, expert on Peak Prosperity, discusses topics such as non-linear scientific thinking, narrative and metaphor, fossil fuels, peak oil, rent-seeking elite, false dichotomies, consciousness, negative entropy, and the destruction of nature on DarkHorse Podcast.
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Energy Return on Investment Decline
- Energy return on investment (EROI) for fossil fuels has sharply declined; early oil had high surplus energy.
- Shale oil's steep decline rates and energy costs reveal limits to easy resource availability.
Information as Wealth Lever
- Controlling public awareness functions like a 'time-traveling money printer' benefiting those who manipulate information.
- Deliberate public confusion enables wealth transfer to those with privileged knowledge.
Humans as Ultimate Niche Switchers
- Humans are niche switchers, adapting flexibly with cultural software in many environments.
- Collective cognition through shared language enables this versatile ecological success.

