,A ,WORD ON ,CIVILIZATION @& ,COLLAPSE 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 

,TEXT 3 

0,?-?-?-?AT'S ALL FOLKS60 ,HAS ! HUMAN RACE'S GR&E/ A*IEVEM5T--CIVILIZATION--ASSUR$ ITS COLLAPSE8 ,IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD60 

,CIVILIZATIONS HAVE COME & GONE OV] ! PA/ #f1 YE>S OR SO4 ,N[1 !RE'S JU/ ONE---V>I\S CULTURES1 BUT A S+LE1 GLOBAL CIVILIZATION4 

,COLLAPSE IS 9 ! AIR4 ,WE'VE ALREADY SE5 ! FAILURE1 IF NOT ! COLLAPSE1 ( CULTURE 9 ! ,WE/4 ,! ,HOLOCAU/ ALONE1 9 ! MO/ CULTUR$ C\NTRY 7PHILOSOPHY1 MUSIC1 ETC471 REVEAL$ CULTURE'S IMPOT5CE4 

,WE HAVE A BETT] IDEA ( :AT CIVILIZATION IS ?AN WE DO ( :AT COLLAPSE W\LD MEAN4 ,IT'S ! /&>D NOTION3 DOME/ICATION ( PLANTS & ANIMALS1 SOON FOLL[$ BY ! E>LY1 MAJOR CIVILIZATIONS ( ,MESOPOTAMIA & ,EGYPT4 ,DOME/ICATION1 ! GR\ND & ?RU/ ( CIVILIZATION1 P] SE3 ! E?OS ( EV]-PROGRESS+ DOM9ATION ( NATURE & CONTROL 9 G5]AL4 

0,NATURE HAS NOT ORDA9$ CIVILIZATION2 QUITE ! CONTR>Y10 AS ,E4,J4 ,APPLE:ITE1 A ,BUCKM9/] ,FULL] COLLABORATOR1 APTLY OBS]V$4 ,ALL CIVILIZATIONS HAVE BE5 RIV5 ) T5SIONS1 & ALL H]ET(ORE HAVE FAIL$4 ,MAYAN & ,MYC5EAN CIVILIZATIONS1 HALF A WORLD AP>T1 COLLAPS$ SIMULTANE\SLY 7IF SL[LY74 ,EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION ROSE & FELL F\R TIMES BE=E IT EXHAU/$ ITSELF4 

,>NOLD ,TOYNBEE EXAM9$ SOME TW5TY PA/ CIVILIZATIONS 9 HIS MASSIVE ,A ,/UDY ( ,HI/ORY1 & F\ND ?AT 9 EV]Y CASE1 ! CAUSE ( COLLAPSE WAS 9T]NAL1 NOT EXT]NAL4 

,:AT MAY BE CIVILIZATION'S DEEPE/ T5SION IS BR\<T \T 9 ?AT MO/ RADICAL TEXT1 ,FREUD'S ,CIVILIZATION & ITS ,DISCONT5TS4 ,= ,FREUD1 CIVILIZATION RE/S ON A PRIM>Y REPRESSION1 ! S\RCE ( UNCONQU]ABLE UNHAPP9ESS3 ! TRAD+ ( 9/9CTUAL FRE$OM & ]OS = WORK & SYMBOLIC CULTURE4 ,?US1 CIVILIZATION'S V]Y F\NDATION1 DOME/ICATION1 IS ! WOR/ ( B>GA9S1 ! BASIC G5]ATOR ( NEUROSIS4 

,OSWALD ,SP5GL] UND]L9$ ! FUTILITY ( CIVILIZATION1 DECID+ ?AT IT WAS UNDESIRABLE1 EV5 EVIL4 ,= AN?ROPOLOGI/ ,ROY ,RAPPAPORT1 MALADAPTIVE WAS ! ADJECTIVE ?AT BE/ DESCRIB$ IT1 ?\< HE 7LIKE ! RE/7 CONCLUD$ ?AT SMALL]1 SELF-SUFFICI5T SOCIAL ORD]S W\LD BE AS UNDESIRABLE AS !Y W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO A*IEVE4 

,9 ,! ,DECL9E ( ! ,WE/1 ,SP5GL] NOT$ ?AT ! LA/ PHASES ( EV]Y CIVILIZATION >E M>K$ BY 9CREAS+ TE*NOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY4 ,?IS IS /RIK+LY TRUE ( PLANET>Y CULTURE TODAY1 :5 WE ALSO SEE TE*NOLOGY'S CLAIMS & PROMISES T5D+ TO DISPLACE ?OSE ( EXPLICITLY POLITICAL IDEOLOGY4 

,WILLIAM ,OPHULS' REC5T ,IMMOD]ATE ,GREATNESS3 ,:Y ,CIVILIZATIONS ,FAIL \TL9ES QUITE ABLY ! REASONS :Y CIVILIZATIONAL FAILURE IS 9EVITABLE1 :Y ! GRASP+ CONTROL E?OS ( DOME/ICATION COMES TO ITS SELF-DEFEAT+ 5D4 ,! BOOK'S FIR/ S5T5CE ALSO S]VES V]Y WELL TO ANN\NCE ! FATAL ILLUSION ?AT PREVAILS TODAY3 0,MOD]N CIVILIZATION BELIEVES IT COMM&S ! HI/ORICAL PROCESS ) TE*NOLOGICAL P[]40 

,! FALLACY ( ?IS BELIEF IS BECOM+ CLE>] TO MORE PEOPLE4 ,AFT] ALL1 AS ,J>$ ,DIAMOND PUTS IT1 0,ALL ( \R CURR5T PROBLEMS >E UN9T5D$ CONSEQU5CES ( \R EXI/+ TE*NOLOGY40 ,9 FACT1 CIVILIZATION IS FAIL+ ON EV]Y LEVEL1 9 EV]Y SPH]E1 & ITS FAILURE EQUATES SO L>GELY ) ! FAILURE ( TE*NOLOGY4 ,MORE & MORE1 ?IS IS :AT PEOPLE UND]/& AS COLLAPSE4 

,COMPLEX SOCIETIES >E REC5T 9 HUMAN HI/ORY1 & C]TA9LY ?IS OV]->*+ CIVILIZATION IS V]Y DIFF]5T FROM ALL ?AT HAVE GONE BE=E4 ,! MA9 DIFF]5CES >E TW(OLD4 ,REIGN+ CIVILIZATION N[ DOM9ATES ! 5TIRE GLOBE1 V>I\S CULTURAL DIFF]5CES NOT)/&+1 & TE*NOLOGICAL 9VASIV5ESS COLONIZES TO AN UNDREAM$-( DEGREE4 

,DESPITE ?IS REA* & HEI<T1 ! RULE ( CIVILIZATION IS BAS$ ON LESS & LESS4 ,9N] NATURE IS AS RAVAG$ AS \T] NATURE4 ,! COLLAPSE ( HUMAN CONNECT$NESS HAS OP5$ ! DOOR TO UNIMAG9ABLE PH5OM5A AMONG LONELY HUMAN POPULATIONS4 ,! EXT9CTION ( SPECIES1 MELT+ POL> ICE1 VANI%+ ECOSY/EMS1 ETC41 PROCE$ )\T SL[+4 

,FUKU%IMA1 ACIDIFY+ OCEANS1 ,MONSANTO1 FRACK+1 DISAPPE>+ BEES1 AD 9F9ITUM4 ,EV5 RA!R MORE PROSAIC ASPECTS ( CIVILIZATION >E 9 DECL9E4 

,RAPPAPORT F\ND ?AT AS CIVILIZATIONAL SY/EMS 0BECOME 9CREAS+LY L>GE & P[]FUL1 ! QUALITY & UTILITY ( !IR PRODUCTS >E LIKELY TO DET]IORATE40 ,! MASSIVE MID-#b#a#d RECALL ( MILLIONS ( ,G,M1 ,TOYOTA1 & ,=D C>S COMES TO M9D4 ,J>$ ,DIAMOND PO9TS \T ?AT 0/EEP DECL9E MAY BEG9 ONLY A DECADE OR TWO AFT] ! SOCIETY REA*ES ITS PEAK NUMB]S40 

,5T] ,PEAK ,OIL & ITS PR$ICTION ?AT OIL IS BEG9N+ TO RUN \T1 SIGNAL+ ! F9ALE ( 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION & ITS RU9\S RUN4 ,! DISCOV]Y ( L>GE RES]VES ( NATURAL GAS & NEW TE*NOLOGICAL PROCESSES 7E4G41 %ALE GAS EXTRACTION7 MAY1 H[EV]1 MEAN ?AT ! ,PEAK ,OIL PROJECTION ( T]M9AL DECL9E WON'T BEG9 = MANY DECADES4 ,! ,OIL ,DRUM WEBSITE1 A MAJOR ,PEAK ,OIL =UM1 W5T SIL5T 9 #bh AFT] AN EI<T-YE> RUN1 ADMITT+ TO LACK ( 9T]E/4 

,!RE IS AN UND]/&ABLE1 IF MISPLAC$1 DESIRE ?AT CIVILIZATION WILL COOP]ATE ) US & DECON/RUCT ITSELF4 ,?IS M9D SET SEEMS ESPECIALLY PREVAL5T AMONG ?OSE :O %Y AWAY FROM RESI/ANCE1 FROM DO+ ! WORK ( OPPOS+ CIVILIZATION4 ,!RE IS ALSO A T5D5CY TO SEE A DRAMATIC %[D[N LOOM+1 EV5 ?\< HI/ORY R>ELY SEEMS TO PROVIDE US ) SU* A SC5>IO4 

,?+S >E DIRE1 & WORS5+4 ,SO WE ALSO SEE MORE & MORE PESSIMISM & EV5 SURR5D]1 AL?\< ! =M] DOES NOT ALWAYS LEAD TO ! LATT]4 ,!RE WILL BE NO BIG HAPPY 5D+1 C\NSELS ! ANONYM\SLY-P5N$ #baa (F]+1 ! BOOK ,DES]T4 ,IT TELLS US ?AT ! PICTURE ( A S+LE GLOBAL PRES5T IS AN ILLUSION1 MIRROR$ BY ! ILLUSION ( A S+LE1 GLOBAL LIB]AT$ FUTURE4 

,BUT AS CIVILIZATION MOVES /EADILY T[>D A UNIT>Y1 GLOBALIZ$1 HI<LY 9TEGRAT$ REALITY1 ! FIR/ ASS]TION LOOKS DEMON/RABLY 9 ]ROR4 ,AS = ! SECOND1 WE HAVE NO IDEA :AT WILL HAPP52 NONE!LESS IT SEEMS SELF-EVID5T ?AT EI!R WE WILL OV]COME ! DOME/ICATION_/CIVILIZATION P>ADIGM OR WE WON'T4 ,NOT ?AT ! /RUGGLE WILL LIKELY BE DECID$ 9 ONE FELL SWOOP4 

,DES]T PRES5TS MU* 9 T]MS ( ! LIMITS ( ACTIVISM1 BUT IS ?AT :]E ALL WILL BE DECID$8 ,IT PROVIDES LITTLE OR NO ANALYSIS OR VISION1 & ?US IGNORES :AT MAY BE CRUCIAL3 LEGITIMATION4 ,WE >E ALREADY SEE+ SIGNS ( DE-LEGITIMATION AS AW>5ESS GR[S ?AT CIVILIZATION IS DOOM$1 & CIVILIZATION'S LOYALI/S HAVE NO ANSW]S TO A WID5+ CRISIS4 ,?+S GET WORSE1 & CIVILIZATION MAKES ?+S WORSE4 ,IT IS FAIL+1 & WE HAVE CRUCIAL QUE/IONS & UND]/&+ AS TO :Y4 

,MORE IMPORTANTLY1 A QUALITATIVELY DIFF]5T P>ADIGM OR VISION IS POSSIBLE1 & EV5 AVAILABLE4 ,IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT ,DES]T PUTS =? A LIFE-BOAT APPROA*1 H[EV] UNREALI/IC OV]ALL1 OR ?AT ,D>K ,M\NTA9'S WELL-KN[N ,U,K 5VIRONM5TALI/1 ,PAUL ,K+SWOR?1 FLAT-\T ?R[S 9 ! T[EL4 

,IT LOOKS BAD1 BUT CIVILIZATION'S PROSPECTS 9CREAS+LY APPE> EV5 WORSE3 NO FUTURE4 ,WE NE$ TO PUT =? ! EF=T TO BR+ IT TO AN 5D4 

,! DIRECTION IS CLE>3 0A RETURN TO ! NORMAL HUMAN CONDITION ( L[] COMPLEXITY10 9 AN?ROPOLOGI/ ,JOSEPH ,TA9T]'S WORDS 9 HIS #aihh ,! ,COLLAPSE ( ,COMPLEX ,SOCIETIES4 

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