Off The Cuff: Why Most Will Remain Unaware Until Its Too Late

In this week's Off The Cuff podcast, Chris discusses:

• The Folly Of Pursuing Infinite Growth On A Finite Planet
  • Limits simply matter
• The Signs Of Limits Are All Around Us
  • Depleting resources, stagnating wages, weakening economies
• Few See The Signs Though
  • The "noise" of politics, media & markets distracts the masses
• Where To Direct Your Focus
  • What to watch to track the onset of the approaching crisis

This week Chris gives a 30,000-foot view of the big predicaments facing our global society. Most of the signals of the arriving crises won't be tracked by most people — draining aquifers, species loss, declining net energy. The masses are only going to pay attention when the signaling media they focus on — the financial markets, the news reports, the unemployment rate, home prices  — start to show panic. By then, it will be far too late to avoid the unfolding pain.

Chris provides this backdrop as a prelude to a 16-minute discussion with David Stockman in which they dive into the main points the upcoming New York City Summit will address. In this clip, Stockman explains why he's extremely concerned that we are hurling headlong in an "epochal pivot" which