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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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The Depopulation Bomb (thehonestsorcerer.substack.com)

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

There are economical implications to this development. But IMHO population decline is necessary to ease the pressure on the ecosystem. 34% of mammals are humans, 62% is livestock, only 4% are wild animals. We shifted the natural world so far out of balance, that the need to sacrifice economic growth for sustainability is inevitable.

https://ourworldindata.org/wild-mammals-birds-biomass

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/eight-billion-people-in-the-world-is-a-crisis-not-an-achievement/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Problem is that other wildlife is unlikely to survive the bottleneck of human population

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

In truth the bomb has already gone off and we're living in its aftermath. Secondary explosions are still going on in various places. Humanity is slowly coming to its senses but isn't fully aware yet of all the damage that's been done.