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In reply to the discussion: How soon do you anticipate the coming collapse of civilization? [View all]The2ndWheel
(7,947 posts)30. Again, solved in a strong word
We've managed to get to this point as a species, mostly through brute force, as might(and not just physical) really does make right.
Agriculture gave us access to mountains of more food, but it didn't solve the physical act of being hungry. Then there are the countless number of issues that have resulted from something like agriculture.
When you're using the word solved, I'm picturing a situation where we no longer have to actually do anything to keep things the way they are, like a mathematical equation. Once you solve for X, that's it, you're done. As you know with the trials, evolution and adaptation don't work that way. Things are constantly moving. You're never done.
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Since the collapse apparently already "coming", I'll say, next thursday, high noon.
tridim
Sep 2014
#1
So long term environmental damage and the dwindling oil supply are no big deal? nt
el_bryanto
Sep 2014
#2
They certainly are. And they'll be a *bigger* deal in a generation or two. n/t
nomorenomore08
Sep 2014
#41
Hard to pinpoint, it will be a gradual decline IMO. If people keep accepting less and less,
RKP5637
Sep 2014
#3
I have thought about that as well...i think almost every generation sees the end coming...
PoutrageFatigue
Sep 2014
#14
The collapse is here now. Police State, Climate Change, etc. Collapse? You're soaking in it.
NYC_SKP
Sep 2014
#22
People have been predicting the collapse of civilization in the US for 230 years.
cbdo2007
Sep 2014
#25
not so much collapse as to devolve into something unrecognizble compared to what we have now.
Tuesday Afternoon
Sep 2014
#39
"Civilisation" as such may not collapse, but some societies probably will.
Spider Jerusalem
Sep 2014
#40
I say 50-100 years. Either via World War III, environmental devastation, or a combo of the two. n/t
nomorenomore08
Sep 2014
#42