For those clinging to the idea that we will slip by the reaper while whistling and looking innocently toward the heavens, I supply a bit more hope, a bit more fool's gold.

Not really the "good thing" to do, if there is any chance of mitigation (NOT escape) it is certainly not by increasing the drowsiness of "the crowds", including here at TOD.
I like Kurt Cobb better : Is just-in-time nearly out of time?

Another consequence of JIT is that it makes it easier for people to rig the market. Look at what the Chinese did with tungsten and molybdenum.