"Beyond sustainability. Beyond collapse. Toward conscious transformation."

Type:  Discourse-Level Essay Word Count:  2,847 words Reading Time:  14 minutes Date Published:  October 20, 2025 Primary Theme:  Civilizational Collapse Secondary Themes:  Energy, Economy Link:  /articles/maintenance-trap-collapse-proximity.html THE MAINTENANCE TRAP: WHY 75% ENERGY CONSUMPTION ON INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIR SIGNALS COLLAPSE PROXIMITY A civilization consuming three-quarters of its energy just to maintain existing infrastructure has entered the terminal phase of com

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Type:  Current Affairs Analysis Word Count:  1,124 words Reading Time:  6 minutes Date Published:  October 20, 2025 Event Date/Context:  UK National Grid emergency October 15-17, 2025 Primary Theme:  Civilizational Collapse Secondary Themes:  Energy, Technology Link:  /articles/uk-grid-emergency-october-2025.html UK GRID EMERGENCY (OCTOBER 2025): WHEN RENEWABLE INTERMITTENCY MEETS COMPLEXITY MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS On October 15, 2025, the UK National Grid issued its first-e

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Author:  Sudhir Shetty Publication Date:  October 20, 2025 Reading Time:  11 minutes Word Count:  2,289 words Primary Theme:  Geopolitics Secondary Themes:  Economy, Risk Management "Why China is Buying Gold" Video Analysis: What Economics Explained Misses About Thermodynamics VIDEO DETAILS: Title:  "Why China is Buying So Much Gold" Creator:  Economics Explained (3.52M subscribers) Published:  March 2024 Length:  18:42 Views:  1.8M+ (as of October 2025) Watch here:  [YouTube

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Author:  Sudhir Shetty Publication Date:  October 20, 2025 Reading Time:  14 minutes Word Count:  2,847 words Primary Theme:  Geopolitics Secondary Themes:  Technology, Economy Framework Tools:  PAP Analysis, TERRA Assessment, Narrative Identification Taiwan's Semiconductor Monopoly: How Physics Makes Conflict Inevitable One company on an island 110 miles from mainland China manufactures 92% of the world's most advanced computer chips. Every artificial intelligence system, ev

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