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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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Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 month ago by eleitl@lemm.ee to c/collapse@lemm.ee

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In 2014, Ursula Le Guin accepted the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, saying: “We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.”

Harfoush reflects on this quote often. It underscores the fact that “this world we’ve created is ultimately a choice”, she says. “It doesn’t have to be like this.”

[–] eleitl@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Like in statistical thermodynamics, the collective choice of an ensemble is not a choice at all. Individually, we do have degrees of freedom. The larger the aggregate, the less degrees of freedom.

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago

they say "crumbling" but i think it's more like a huge super fragile building made of legos being deliberately dismantled one block at a time. people don't pay attention until the floor they're standing on collapses

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The republicans could fix this at any time. But will they? Nahhhh.

[+] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I can 100% say with confidence that the reason you're saying that is because of the national media. It's really hard to find anything without trump in the headline because he gets clicks and other reasons*. There are local fighters, but people won't hear about it.

Also, I'd think the rest of the world would see that he cheated. From his projection of his crimes alone, it's pretty obvious that he did. There's all kinds of shit people bragged about too. Judging by the "Biden was incompetent" headlines, we now know he's losing it. None of this is rocket science.

[–] maketotaldestr0i@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

It's illegal to implement solutions, smaller homes, gardens, composting toilets , groups of people living together densely in communitarian situations, chickens , rain water catchment, reed bed sewer systems , earthworks , self installed solar , etc.... almost all those things are illegal in first world countries .

Until people get the collective will to change the law , sustainability wil be something done by outlaws whose lives occasionally get destroyed when the crackdowns happen.

[–] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Here's a good listen on the topic from Adam Curtis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIHC4NNScEI&t=382