Reply #36: Well, it WILL reach that point in the not-too-distant future... [View All]

... so debating whether or not it will be a good or bad thing is kind of besides the point. The better question is, what do you do to prepare for it?

There will be many people absolutely crushed by this. Many don't deserve it, either. I wish I could say something that would make things better for them, but I'm afraid I can't.

I consider myself fortunate in that I will be moving to a small town in a rural area in the next couple of years, and will be in a position to grow a lot of our food. Also, there's always hunting for game up in that area as well.

In the long run, it will simply force people to use gas more consciously, and cause current models of development to come to a screeching halt. It would be nice if we could move toward smarter growth models in order to avoid these problems, but unfortunately the developers aren't too fond of that since it cuts into their sacred profit margins.