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This is the place for discussing the potential collapse of modern civilization and the environment.


Collapse, in this context, refers to the significant loss of an established level or complexity towards a much simpler state. It can occur differently within many areas, orderly or chaotically, and be willing or unwilling. It does not necessarily imply human extinction or a singular, global event. Although, the longer the duration, the more it resembles a ‘decline’ instead of collapse.


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[–] TremblingTelepath@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (15 children)

Bullshit. Overpopulation is a neocolonialist myth about why developed countries get to keep doing the same thing and mid&low-income countries have to cut emissions while somehow also fulfilling their debt obligations to the high income countries by being their slaves.

The overconsumption of high income countries is mainly driven by their own wealth inequality & the sheer greed of every industry not population either.

[–] eleitl@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You don't understand ecosystem carrying capacity overshoot. For a gentle introduction, pick up Catton's book. You can download it from the usual sites.

[–] TremblingTelepath@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Resource consumption is not a linear function of population you malthusian pseudointellectual garbage. I know more than you

[–] eleitl@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Be nice. First and only warning.

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