POST-DOOM: RIP The High Priest of Collapse Michael Dowd

Michael Dowd, the high priest of collapse, the prophet of (post) doom, and a good friend, passed away in his sleep last night. The world just lost one of its most vital human resources for navigating the unfolding & accelerating collapse that has really just begun. Michael was an amazing human being, the kindest doomer on earth, one of the most intelligent and knowledgeable people exploring the horrifying REALITY of ecological collapse, system failure, and the destructiveness of civilization itself--always with warmth, humor, and compassion. He was a beautiful soul, a good friend. People have said they're sorry for my loss-- I say it is humanity's loss, we lost our best guidance counselor helping us navigate through the complex emotional and societal landscape of a society in freefall, of inevitable, unstoppable, and perhaps sudden collapse. This is a conversation we recorded last summer, I was so nervous and intimidated approaching him, but he was so damn nice, an instant friend. I reached out to him to counter the hopelessness that we can't DO anything about all this, that's where I still hope he's wrong. I challenge every one of you to keep his spirit of compassionate awareness alive. Be kind, shit's going down--it could all end in a moment.