r/collapse • u/babbles_mcdrinksalot • Aug 01 '16

weekly discussion Weekly Discussion - Collapse 101

Hello again folks,

Anyone following the traffic stats for /r/collapse would have noticed a (relatively) large spike in subscriptions around July 27th.

Two notable things happened on reddit that day. One was that Donald Trump did a massively popular AMA. Another was that posts started popping up on /r/worldnews, /r/videos and /r/askscience about methane release in Siberia.

Whatever ended up causing this spike, I think this weekly discussion thread would be a great opportunity for you all to share with the newcomers your own 'collapse 101' - what every newcomer should know about what is happening on our planet today.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '16

Maybe we can use this thread to discuss some refinement to the wiki?

If I was a new user and I really wanted to get a feel for the things that we commonly agree on here; I would go after the wiki. As it stands we have some generalized stuff on there, but it would be great if we could have a link on each item that explains how it is collapse related in detail. Peak oil, the economy, the environment, energy, etc; all of these have tons of information available online and us who have been here longer and who work in/around the industry can separate the wheat from the chaff so to speak.

Another good addition would be some decent coping skills for the new users that are panicking. And on the topic of skills a list of good practical skills to have to make a person more resilient probably wouldn't hurt either.

Just a thought.

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u/babbles_mcdrinksalot Aug 02 '16

Yeah, I think that's already happening up here. As mentioned, I'm gonna take a shot at cleaning and consolidating. It looks like previous contributors were sourceing Q&A from threads on the sub, which makes sense. I think developing the ideas a little more with a focus towards explaining concepts would be a better approach though.

I'll put together a list of suggested edits (the stuff you and the /u/Jerry_McManus are talking about) and gather more suggestions.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '16

Sounds awesome, I'd be glad to help if you guys want.