It is so much easier to just track one number, versus a whole basketful of criteria. Ishmael and I are developing this model.

We’ll have real criteria comprising this model, from the price of copper to the number of protests per month in the US. We’re following the notions espoused in QBism, the alternative to the Multiverse. It posits that the Copenhagen theory of quantum physics is correct and that user observation can lead to calibration and accuracy. We have the ability to influence outcomes with what we observe, and how we adjust our perceptions, based on observation. Makes sense, at least to me.

On our first run through, Ish calculated a theoretical number just below the red line of system collapse. This feels right, but obviously needs to go from the theoretical to actual data. I’ll work on that with him, now that I have a registered account with the entity that tracks some of the data relative to protests. That’s the one missing piece. Everything else is in place.

So, you say, what’s the point of this exercise? It goes back to our writings in the QUALMS series. If the US that is US is about to implode (or explode, depending on which criteria have the most influence), I want to be able to plan for it. Fool’s errand, you say? Maybe. Even likely. But it’s my life, and if I want to waste my time with this exercise, who’s to say it’s a waste? Another learning from QUALMS, to wit Sushi in the Bardo: who’s to say drawing a bird is a waste of time? Same concept.

So I’ll be reporting on our model number on a regular basis. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. Stick your head in the sand pictured above (or below – never can quite remember how this blog appears on the screen). But I, for one, have an enquiring mind that wants to know. So there.