OT: What is the biggest

[Atrocities]

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[Tnarg]

Originally posted by Atrocities:
What s the biggest threat we now have facing us and the planet?

I would say over population, lack of resources (Namely Oil), and laws for just about everything from breathing air to sleeping.

There was a time when we had far more freedom to do as we wanted than we currently have now. You could go to the woods and camp, now you need a permit and you have to pack out your waste. (ALL WASTE! Yup, 1 & 2 are included).

As the population increases, resources dwindle and freedom to be free is dramatically reduced. Hell at one point I bet many of you could simply walk out side at any hour and take a whiz, but to do that now you'd more than likely end up on some survalence video.

What used to take 20 minutes to drive now takes an hour with all the traffic, new signals, road revisions, etc. The more people we have, the less mobility we enjoy, hence the less real freedom we have.

Only 20 years ago it was ok hunt, now it is impossible to find an area. 10 year ago we could ride our dirt bikes in the woods, now that area is all houses and closed off for logging. 5 years ago we could ride our quads on the beach, now that is being closed to preserve the sand.

What used to be free camping is now reservation only.

I know that many call this evolution, but I call it what it is, a sincere and continuing threat to the freedom and enjoyment of life.

Move to South Dakota. The pub across the street actually has a "landmark" rock out back that is the urinal.

I used to drive 7 miles to work in Portland and it took about 30 to 45 minutes. I drive 30 miles to work now, and it takes 25 minutes.

I have a creek in my back yard and I can fish with out a permit, don't know if that is legal or not?

Everyone knows everyone here, so you just ask Elmer if you can help him with his dear problem.

This life style isn't for everyone, I admit I miss the city, but I would have to say we are pretty free to do as we please within respectful manners.

I would have to say our biggest threat is winter! Then the next biggest threat would have to be some fanatic that wants to poison the food supply with Mad Cow or something. So I guess people are are biggest threat, good call Atrocities, but I beleive that there is a great deal of land left, maybe not resources, but there are alternatives.

[Taz-in-Space]

There are hundreds of potential disasters more capable of exterminating all/most intelligent: Nuclear war, pollution, diseases (both natural and genetically tailored and wilfully released), country music .

Ummm, that Last one...Someone is going to sing the ultimate sad country song and everyone suicides?

[Kamog]

I don't think we'll run out of oil in the next couple of decades. I thought there's oil in the ground but the deposits that haven't been tapped yet are more difficult to get at. So the price of oil will keep rising as the cost of extracting the oil gets higher and higher. But we won't suddenly run out of oil; that will take much longer.

[Dragonswrd]

Actually, current estimates put us at 15 to 20 years left of oil. So yes it will be soon.

[ March 30, 2004, 13:57: Message edited by: Dragonswrd ]

[Slick]

Originally posted by Dragonswrd:
Actually, current estimates put us at 15 to 20 years left of oil. So yes it will be soon.

They said that during the "energy crisis" during the '70's too.

Slick.