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A self-defeating prophecy, or “self-negating prediction,” is where the existence of a prediction or belief ultimately leads to the opposite of what is expected. This is a characteristic of what are sometimes called “level two chaotic systems” The end of oil as a resource has been predicted many times over the past century, including 1909, 1937, 1945, 1966, 1972, 1980, and 2007. Some environmental crises are slow moving and don’t emerge because action stops their full impact.