Wen<p>The chaotic disintegration (in the technical vernacular) of complex, highly integrated systems is frequently misunderstood - until the consequences of apparently small changes (the temporary closure of the Suez Canal being one) are felt.</p><p>Predictions is extremely difficult and small changes in highly coupled systems can be catastophic. </p><p>I expect the billionaires in their bunkers will end up as bodyguard food.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/18/donald-trump-global-collapse-wildfires-pandemic-financial-crisis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/feb/18/donald-trump-global-collapse-wildfires-pandemic-financial-crisis</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Chaos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chaos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Consequences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consequences</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/GlobalIntegration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalIntegration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Cassandra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cassandra</span></a></p>