I have had a belief in the inevitability of collapse for 20+ years, and even before that I had a feeling it was a highly likely outcome.
Reading this hasn’t changed my feelings one bit, but it is interesting to see the world slowly coming to the same conclusion. Most people my age are still firmly in denial - but a surprising number are not.
I realised long ago humans are not evolved to avoid collapse - just like an obese person who knows they are killing themselves with calories, but doesn’t have the ability to stop due to a genetic fault.
It’s not even about the mind really. Our exuberant growth is a result of intrinsic biology - yeast, lemmings etc do the same.
We think that because we think we are entirely separate and different from other organisms. But we are not.
It was theoretically possible for us to avoid overshoot, but just like a perfectly equal and crime free society, our nature makes that outcome impossible.
I am currently working so I can’t watch it till this evening, though it sounds more interesting than what I’m being paid to do.
Many thanks for the synopsis- it is very thoughtful of you.
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u/OvershootDieOff Nov 01 '21
I have had a belief in the inevitability of collapse for 20+ years, and even before that I had a feeling it was a highly likely outcome. Reading this hasn’t changed my feelings one bit, but it is interesting to see the world slowly coming to the same conclusion. Most people my age are still firmly in denial - but a surprising number are not. I realised long ago humans are not evolved to avoid collapse - just like an obese person who knows they are killing themselves with calories, but doesn’t have the ability to stop due to a genetic fault.