Breaking Down: Collapse

It's no secret that collapse effects the poor and minorities first. This episode explains that idea along with some specific examples.

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All over the world you can find groups of people banding together to try and change the system in order to prevent the worst of collapse. In this episode we discuss a few of them.

https://www.sunrisemovement.org/about/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_Movement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJiiMz0CC5U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an5GbckznRQ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street

https://rebellion.global/

https://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/7-pictures-from-extinction-rebellion-die-in-protest-on-buchanan-street-3779571

https://juststopoil.org/

https://ocula.com/magazine/art-news/just-stop-oil-painting/

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There is a common myth that, generally, people behave savagely towards each other in times of disaster. According to disaster social studies, this couldn't be farther from the truth

Learn More:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2496928/

https://healthland.time.com/2012/10/31/how-disasters-bring-out-our-kindness/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-stress-of-disaster-brings-people-together/

https://hbr.org/2020/03/how-bad-times-bring-out-the-best-in-people

https://bjgp.org/content/66/648/e525

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Perhaps the primary reason we continue barreling down the path to collapse is the natural resistance humans have to understanding, accepting, and confronting it. In this episode, Kory and Kellan discuss the psychological barriers that stand in the way.


https://cbreilly.com/blog/well-informed-futility-syndrome?format=amp

https://commonsensecanadian.ca/shades-of-green-well-informed-futility-syndrome/

https://www.britannica.com/science/confirmation-bias#:~:text=confirmation%20bias%2C%20the%20tendency%20to,results%20in%20ignoring%20inconsistent%20information.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190304-human-evolution-means-we-can-tackle-climate-change

https://cbtprofessionals.com.au/climate-change-cognitive-biases/

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As a follow up to last week's episode on the same topic, this week we talk about Myanmar, Ukraine, South Africa, and Syria. Last week the countries we talked about were suffering specifically economic issues. This week, our countries are facing particularly violent or military conflicts as well.

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In past episodes we have focused on how societies collapsed historically, but what about countries that are collapsing today? This episode focuses on 3 countries (Sri Lanka, Venezuela, and Lebanon)  who are currently experiencing economic collapse and widespread humanitarian crises.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/27/sri-lanka-stops-fuel-supply-to-non-essential-services-as-crisis-worsens.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/11/how-sri-lanka-spiralled-into-crisis-and-what-happens-next

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLleZNNOa9s

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/13/timeline-of-sri-lankas-worst-economic-crisis-since-independence

https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/2022/06/28/debt-crisis-looms-for-developing-countries-amid-perfect-storm

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/04/28/sri-lanka-rajapaksa-protests-economy-corruption/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5zxYDHwf-Y

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/why-is-lebanon-such-mess-2021-10-14/

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/05/timeline-lebanon-economic-political-dire-straits

https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-religion-elections-lebanon-692e870338fc2030e877e24f36326f56

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1gUR8wM5vA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUltZmKqfmM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUltZmKqfmM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_in_Venezuela#:~:text=On%202%20June%202010%2C%20Ch%C3%A1vez,lack%20of%20maintenance%20and%20investment.

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2022/country-chapters/venezuela

https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/lebanons-financial-crisis-how-it-happened-2022-01-23/

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Inflation is here and *surprise* - it's not transitory. What causes inflation? What kinds of inflation are there and what comes next?

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Every so often we publish one of our Bonus Episodes here on the main podcast. This week we discussed an article claiming that "Melting Ice means Greener Shipping" - wow.

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Data is a lesser-talked-about element of collapse, but an important one! "The Cloud" is, indeed, not a magical floating database in the sky where data can be stored for free. Rather, it's a vast number of energy-consuming, environment-destroying servers all over the world. As the internet grows and big data with it, how long is it sustainable, and what would take to break it?  

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11948-019-00171-7

https://techjury.net/blog/big-data-statistics/#gref

https://starry.com/blog/inside-the-internet/how-big-is-the-internet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX8sOrz_-Fg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73IiCG51_VI

https://www.statista.com/statistics/871513/worldwide-data-created/#:~:text=The%20total%20amount%20of%20data,replicated%20reached%20a%20new%20high.

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abfba1

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Entire societies have collapsed due to insufficient access to water - as a matter of fact, drought is perhaps the #1 reason for civilizational collapse in the past.

Many parts of the  world are currently experiencing the worst drought conditions since records began - and it's only going to get worse with climate change. This episode explores the dangers of drought, why it will continue to get worse, and what we can expect for the future.

https://www.ppic.org/publication/what-if-californias-drought-continues/#:~:text=Consequences%20include%20sinking%20lands%2C%20higher,these%20symptoms%20of%20chronic%20overdraft.

https://drought.unl.edu/Education/DroughtforKids/DroughtEffects.aspx

https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/drought/implications.htm#:~:text=Drought%20can%20also%20cause%20long,mosquitoes%20breeding%20in%20stagnant%20water

https://www.newsweek.com/arsenic-laced-dust-drought-ridden-great-salt-lake-risk-water-level-drops-1613165

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-07-16/drought-water-use-strategies

https://spei.csic.es/map/maps.html#months=5#month=4#year=2022

https://www.drought.gov/international

https://www.c2es.org/content/drought-and-climate-change/#:~:text=How%20climate%20change%20contributes%20to,the%20timing%20of%20water%20availability.

https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/ten-civilizations-or-nations-that-collapsed-from-drought.html

https://youtu.be/NUiXzDkK5ms

https://youtu.be/vEAFzgsRQs8

https://youtu.be/PJRDlVnWeHw

https://youtu.be/qvf5zL8trjA

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