WHEN CIVILIZATIONS CRACK: Thoughts on the sustainability of our civilization IMAGE: Andrei: No question about that. The only question is when and precisely how it will collapse. Ting: Awaken . . . . but what good are mere words? José: I think Jared Diamond's book about the collapse of civilizations is illuminating. Andrei: Yes. Many yellow flags are already evident. And all too often, leaders are heedless. Min: Or perhaps they simply do not want to make unpopular moves? Long-term consequences are often ignored in favor of short-term gains. Ting: At any rate, the result is the same ===================================================================================== from How Weird: Out of the Box of Expectations by T Newfields Summary: Reflections on how civilizations fall over time. Keywords: awakening, petition, somnolence, Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?) Begun: 2002 in Shizuoka, Japan ☆ Finished: 2024 in Shizuoka, Japan Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted < LAST https://www.tnewfields.info/HowWeird/hosanna.htm TOC https://www.tnewfields.info/HowWeird/index.html NEXT > https://www.tnewfields.info/HowWeird/gotta.htm