The Event - Revision history

Michael at 14:58, 5 August 2026

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	'''The Event''' is the shorthand used by the uber-rich and their advisers for a coming civilizational collapse initiated by climate catastrophe, pandemic, social unrest, or systemic breakdown of the money system itself. Coined in Douglas Rushkoff's ''Survival of the Richest,''<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022. https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881066.</ref> the term captures a peculiar eschatology: catastrophe is anticipated not as a collective problem to be prevented, but as a personal logistics problem to be survived, hence the bunkers, airstrips, and New Zealand passports.<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. “The Super-Rich ‘Preppers’ Planning to Save Themselves from the Apocalypse.” News. The Guardian, September 4, 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff.</ref> Sociologically, "The Event" names the moment when the wealthy expect the social contract underwriting their fortunes to expire.		'''The Event''' is the shorthand used by the uber-rich and their advisers for a coming civilizational collapse initiated by climate catastrophe, pandemic, social unrest, or systemic breakdown of the money system itself. Coined in Douglas Rushkoff's ''Survival of the Richest,''<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022. https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881066. https://1lib.sk/s/Survival%20of%20the%20Richest%20Rushkoff</ref> the term captures a peculiar eschatology: catastrophe is anticipated not as a collective problem to be prevented, but as a personal logistics problem to be survived, hence the bunkers, airstrips, and New Zealand passports.<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. “The Super-Rich ‘Preppers’ Planning to Save Themselves from the Apocalypse.” News. The Guardian, September 4, 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff.</ref> Sociologically, "The Event" names the moment when the wealthy expect the social contract underwriting their fortunes to expire.

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Michael at 13:14, 5 August 2026

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	== Concept Map ==		== Concept Map ==

			[[Evolutionary Theory]] > {{#ask:[[Is a key term::Evolutionary Theory]]\|format=ul}}

	=== Syncretic Terms ===		=== Syncretic Terms ===

	[[Debacle]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Debacle]]}}		[[Debacle]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Debacle]]\|format=ul}}

	=== Related LP Terms ===		=== Related LP Terms ===

Michael at 13:13, 5 August 2026

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	'''The Event''' is the shorthand used by the uber-rich and their advisers for a coming civilizational collapse initiated by climate catastrophe, pandemic, social unrest, or systemic breakdown of the money system itself. Coined in Douglas Rushkoff's ''Survival of the Richest,''<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022. https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881066.		'''The Event''' is the shorthand used by the uber-rich and their advisers for a coming civilizational collapse initiated by climate catastrophe, pandemic, social unrest, or systemic breakdown of the money system itself. Coined in Douglas Rushkoff's ''Survival of the Richest,''<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022. https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881066.</ref> the term captures a peculiar eschatology: catastrophe is anticipated not as a collective problem to be prevented, but as a personal logistics problem to be survived, hence the bunkers, airstrips, and New Zealand passports.<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. “The Super-Rich ‘Preppers’ Planning to Save Themselves from the Apocalypse.” News. The Guardian, September 4, 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff.</ref> Sociologically, "The Event" names the moment when the wealthy expect the social contract underwriting their fortunes to expire.
	</ref> the term captures a peculiar eschatology: catastrophe is anticipated not as a collective problem to be prevented, but as a personal logistics problem to be survived, hence the bunkers, airstrips, and New Zealand passports.<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. “The Super-Rich ‘Preppers’ Planning to Save Themselves from the Apocalypse.” News. The Guardian, September 4, 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff.</ref> Sociologically, "The Event" names the moment when the wealthy expect the social contract underwriting their fortunes to expire.

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Michael at 13:13, 5 August 2026

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	'''The Event''' is the shorthand used by the uber-~~richand~~ their advisers for a coming civilizational collapse initiated by climate catastrophe, pandemic, social unrest, or systemic breakdown of the money system itself. Coined in Douglas Rushkoff's ''Survival of the Richest,''<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022. https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881066.		'''The Event''' is the shorthand used by the uber-rich and their advisers for a coming civilizational collapse initiated by climate catastrophe, pandemic, social unrest, or systemic breakdown of the money system itself. Coined in Douglas Rushkoff's ''Survival of the Richest,''<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022. https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881066.
	</ref> the term captures a peculiar eschatology: catastrophe is anticipated not as a collective problem to be prevented, but as a personal logistics problem to be survived, hence the bunkers, airstrips, and New Zealand passports.<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. “The Super-Rich ‘Preppers’ Planning to Save Themselves from the Apocalypse.” News. The Guardian, September 4, 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff.</ref> Sociologically, "The Event" names the moment when the wealthy expect the social contract underwriting their fortunes to expire.		</ref> the term captures a peculiar eschatology: catastrophe is anticipated not as a collective problem to be prevented, but as a personal logistics problem to be survived, hence the bunkers, airstrips, and New Zealand passports.<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. “The Super-Rich ‘Preppers’ Planning to Save Themselves from the Apocalypse.” News. The Guardian, September 4, 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff.</ref> Sociologically, "The Event" names the moment when the wealthy expect the social contract underwriting their fortunes to expire.

Michael at 12:37, 5 August 2026

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	== Concept Map ==		== Concept Map ==

	~~=== Key Terms ===~~

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	==Notes==		==Notes==

	A debacle is an [[End of Stage]] risk/occurrence. A debacle occurs when a species has developed advanced economic, political, technological, and military systems without healing and a concomitant [[reconnection]]. A debacle typically occurs because a disconnected species is being "~~held back" and consequently cannot unfold enough~~ to ~~handle~~ the ~~powers provided by advanced financial, technological, and administrative capacity~~.		Read the Guardian article "The super-rich ‘preppers’ planning to save themselves from the apocalypse"

			https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff

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	~~A debacle is characterized by ecological, economic, social, political, and military spiral into self-destruction.~~

	Debacles typically do not wipe out a species, but they can cause an inordinate amount of unnecessary suffering, and they can set a species back several decades or more. For this reason, an [[Intervention]] may be staged to facilitate [[Graduation]].

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'''The Event''' is the shorthand used by the uber-richand their advisers for a coming civilizational collapse initiated by climate catastrophe, pandemic, social unrest, or systemic breakdown of the money system itself. Coined in Douglas Rushkoff's ''Survival of the Richest,''<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. W. W. Norton & Company, 2022. https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881066.
</ref> the term captures a peculiar eschatology: catastrophe is anticipated not as a collective problem to be prevented, but as a personal logistics problem to be survived, hence the bunkers, airstrips, and New Zealand passports.<ref>Rushkoff, Douglas. “The Super-Rich ‘Preppers’ Planning to Save Themselves from the Apocalypse.” News. The Guardian, September 4, 2022. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff.</ref> Sociologically, "The Event" names the moment when the wealthy expect the social contract underwriting their fortunes to expire.

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== Concept Map ==

=== Key Terms ===

[[Evolutionary Theory]] > {{#ask:[[Is a key term::Evolutionary Theory]]|format=ul}}

=== Syncretic Terms ===

[[Debacle]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Debacle]]}}

=== Related LP Terms ===
[[Debacle]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Debacle]]}}

=== Non-LP Related Terms ===
[[Debacle]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Debacle]]}}

==Notes==

A debacle is an [[End of Stage]] risk/occurrence. A debacle occurs when a species has developed advanced economic, political, technological, and military systems without healing and a concomitant [[reconnection]]. A debacle typically occurs because a disconnected species is being "held back" and consequently cannot unfold enough to handle the powers provided by advanced financial, technological, and administrative capacity.

A debacle is characterized by ecological, economic, social, political, and military spiral into self-destruction.

Debacles typically do not wipe out a species, but they can cause an inordinate amount of unnecessary suffering, and they can set a species back several decades or more. For this reason, an [[Intervention]] may be staged to facilitate [[Graduation]].

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