Breaking Down: Collapse

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Breaking Down: Collapse episodes

October 21, 2020 Episode 5: Catabolic Collapse
In this episode we discuss one of the mechanisms by which societal collapse happens over time, and what it looks like for every-day people.

Sources:

How Civilizations Fall: A Theory of Catabolic Collapse - John Michael Greer
Dark Age America - John Michael Greer

GDP Growth
Infrastructure Report Card

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41 min
October 14, 2020 Episode 4: Overshoot & Limits to Growth
In this episode we discuss the concept of overshoot, and the consequences it has on society and our ecosystem. We also discuss the book Limits to Growth, which is based around computer modeling done at MIT to discover the fate of our society in the next 50 years.

Learn More:

Limits to Growth PDF

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57 min
October 08, 2020 Episode 3: The Energy Crisis
Energy fuels our lives. So why have we risked so much by devouring energy that can't be replaced and is unsustainable? Every wildfire hits a peak where it burns at maximum heat and covers the largest area, before it dies down due to insufficient fuel sources. Our society, also at its peak, must eventually face the same decline.

Learn More:

Energy Slave - Comic
Energy Slaves
A Short History of Energy
Energy and Human Evolution
What is Oil Used For?
Jevon's Paradox
Why Renewables Can't Save the Planet
EROEI
Peak Oil

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36 min
October 08, 2020 Episode 2: Complex Society
The complex state of our society makes us especially vulnerable to collapse. As a result of building this system, we each rely on it to keep us alive and have therefore lost our independence.

In this episode we answer the question of what it means to be complex, and why it is so dangerous.

Timeline of Human Technological Advancement
What Makes a Society Complex?
Diminishing Returns of Technological Advancement
EMP Report
Coronavirus and the Supply Chain
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35 min
October 08, 2020 Episode 1: Introducing Collapse
What is collapse? This episode introduces the topic of the podcast, establishing a foundation for the conversation moving forward.
Is it a conspiracy? Is it a certainity, or are we talking about a one-off chance? Will it happen during our life time? These questions and more answered in this episode.
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32 min

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Apprehensive about the future? Like many, you likely have a gut feeling that things aren't quite right, but haven’t been able to place your finger on why. That feeling only grows with the increasing…