Rinse-Repeat.mp3
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Rinse-Repeat-Pt-2.mp3
Rinse-Repeat-Pt-2.mp4
Rinse-Repeat-intro.mp3
[Refrain]
Feedback loops (to the beat:)
Drivers strengthen amplifiers.
(Rinse, repeat)
Amplifiers strengthen drivers.
(Rinse, repeat)
[Bridge]
I repeat (repeat)
Result: (Our fault)
Nonlinear, exponential climate acceleration.
(Due to mass participation)
And, then, again… begin!
[Refrain]
Feedback loops (to the beat:)
Drivers strengthen amplifiers.
(Rinse, repeat)
Amplifiers strengthen drivers.
(Rinse, repeat)
[Bridge]
I repeat (repeat)
Result: (Our fault)
Nonlinear, exponential climate acceleration.
(Due to mass participation)
Encore, encore
(Do it some more!)
[Refrain]
Feedback loops (to the beat:)
Drivers strengthen amplifiers.
(Rinse, repeat)
Amplifiers strengthen drivers.
(Rinse, repeat)
[Outro]
I repeat (repeat)
Self-defeat
Result: (Our fault)
Nonlinear, exponential climate acceleration.
(Due to mass participation)
Extraction
(For the sake of over-satisfaction)
Devastation
(For sure….)
Until failure
Drivers strengthen amplifiers.
(Rinse, repeat)
Amplifiers strengthen drivers.
(Rinse, repeat)
ABOUT THE SONG AND THE SCIENCE
Feedback loops:
* Drivers strengthen amplifiers.
* Amplifiers strengthen drivers.
Result: Nonlinear, exponential climate acceleration.
This is the underlying physics behind the increasingly rapid collapse of climate stability observed across global systems.
* Our probabilistic, ensemble-based climate model — which incorporates complex socio-economic and ecological feedback loops within a dynamic, nonlinear system — projects that global temperatures are becoming unsustainable this century. This far exceeds earlier estimates of a 4°C rise over the next thousand years, highlighting a dramatic acceleration in global warming. We are now entering a phase of compound, cascading collapse, where climate, ecological, and societal systems destabilize through interlinked, self-reinforcing feedback loops.
What Can I Do?
The single most important action you can take to help address the climate crisis is simple: stop burning fossil fuels.
Tipping points and feedback loops drive the acceleration of climate change. When one tipping point is breached and triggers others, the cascading collapse is known as the Domino Effect.
The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment
From the album “Nonlinear“