{"id":4439,"date":"2012-08-07T14:02:27","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T21:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/?p=4439"},"modified":"2017-06-04T12:13:29","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T19:13:29","slug":"party-like-its-1912","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/party-like-its-1912","title":{"rendered":"Party Like It\u2019s 1912\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s the centennial year of the Titanic<\/em> disaster, and that tragedy remains a touchstone.<\/p>\n

The lifeboat angle is obvious. So is the ice hazard: then it was icebergs, now it\u2019s comets.<\/p>\n

But 100 years of expanding awareness has revealed the other threats we\u2019re now aware of. We have to think about asteroids, nano- and genotech accidents, ill-considered high-energy experiments, economic and social collapse into oligarchy and debt peonage, and all the many others.<\/p>\n

What a great subject for a Movie Night! Here are some great old movies about lifeboats and their discontents.<\/p>\n

Lifeboat Triple Feature:<\/span><\/strong> https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/?p=3764<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

They\u2019re full of situations about existential risks, risk assessment, prudential behavior, and getting along in lifeboats if we absolutely have to. The lesson is: make sure there are enough lifeboats and make darn sure you never need to use them.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I finally got my review of the show done, and I hope it\u2019s enjoyable and maybe teachable. I\u2019d welcome additional movie candidates.<\/p>\n

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\nParty LIke It\u2019s 1912\u2026<\/span> by Clark Matthews<\/a> is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License<\/a>.
Based on a work at https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/?p=3764<\/a><\/a>.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at https:\/\/lifeboat.com<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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