This is How a Civilization Collapses

What Does a Civilization That’s Beginning to Collapse Look Like? This, Here, Now

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“You don’t seriously think…civilization…is going to…collapse? Do you? LOL! Dude!! Here, have a beer!” It’s a question I get asked these days, sometimes angrily, sometimes mockingly, sometimes like I’m crazy — rarely seriously. My answer — said as gently as I can — tends to go something like this.

What exactly do you imagine “c…