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This kills me cause he pushes a LOT of things I agree with, but I just can't trust Chris Martensen on a fundamental level. This isn't saying he's wrong, but just that he's not someone who I would promote or whose argument I would trust.
Martensen is a conspiracy theorist (9/11, Jekyll Island, etc.) who has been making false predictions for 10+ years now. He probably believes what he says but most of the time you can't really tell if he believes it or if its just a grift. I mean, you're talking a guy who speaks at the Red Pill Expo and whose worldview is taken directly from
G. Edward Griffin and you're gonna trust him on anything or promote him on this site? Since Covid started he's been working his ass off to be a contrarian on everything, pushing every new covid cure like Vitamin D (as a golden bullet clinical intervention, not in terms of its obvious ongoing benefit) and then Zinc and then Hydroxychloroquine and then Ivermectin with a confidence that simply wasn't supported by the data.
Before that he had a reputation for constantly pushing, "The end is here!" narratives that distract from the legitimate long-term economic concerns he has and feel a bit too much like a guy who lets his conclusions drive his evidence rather than the other way around.
2012: Energy supply is about to collapse
Controversial Investigation Spawns New Oil Fears
2013: The economy will not recover
The real reason the economy is broken (and will stay that way) - Resilience
2015: The market is on the verge of collapse
Making Sense of the Sudden Market Plunge - Resilience
2016: The market is on the verge of collapse
The Return of Crisis - Resilience
2017: The oil supply is about to crash
The Looming Energy Shock | Peak Prosperity
I'm sure if you searched his site you could keep going...
It works well for him - like I said, he may well believe exactly what he says but he's monetized it in a manner that may well be affecting his reasoning far too much:
"The DVD sets now range from $24.99 to $169.99, and Martenson charges $500 an hour for private consultations. By “enrolling” on his website ($30 for a one-month membership; $300 for a year), followers get premium content, including podcasts, newsletters, access to member forums, and the vow of zero advertising. "