Climate Change
Corporations Did More to Kill Us Than AI Ever Will
We built a single minded AGI-like entity - the corporation - to pursue money. The decisions corporations made in pursuit of this goal have resulted in the apocalyptic end we now face.
Sarah Connor
I've seen the future. And it's ugly.
Daily Dystopia: 17 Signs
The word "collapse" conjures up images of buildings imploding or bridges falling into the sea. Sudden catastrophic events. While the collapse of human civilization will occasionally reach catastrophic milestones (e.g. multi-breadbasket failure), for the most part it will be an insidious process that leaves us of disillusioned
Civilization
Humanity's End Was Determined from the Start
The moment a species learns to manipulate its environment for gain is the moment the clock starts ticking on its demise.
Civilization
Strolling into Nuclear Apocalypse
The unpredictability of human rationality and emotion means the "limited" use of battlefield nukes could easily morph into a full blown nuclear apocalypse.
Civilization
How to Collapse: Mass Starvation
The biggest threat to human survival is the sustainability of key crops under the stresses of rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns.
acapulco
Acapulco: A Modern City of 1 Million People Destroyed in Under 24 Hours
Acapulco is a large, modern coastal city. Destroyed without warning. It is a warning of what's to come.
america
Israel and the End of Western Civilization
Israel is of great strategic importance to the US and the West. A threat to Israel is an existential threat to America.
Civilization
We Are Sickly Zoo Animals
The entire system is built off the back of human suffering, bread and circuses. And as long as we accept it, we will continue to suffer like orcas living in an overcrowded aquarium.
Climate Change
I've got bad news, and worse news
This is what collapse looks like. Individuals, companies and governments reduce investment in things that make life better (e.g. renovations, home repairs, pay raises, infrastructure) to pay for things that are required for survival (e.g. food, energy, broken infrastructure).
China
Running Head First to WW3
On a superficial level, this appears to be a tit for tat. Terrorists attacked. IDF hits back. However, there are bigger forces at play. These forces could push the world into a new world war, America into terminal decline and trigger nuclear annihilation.
sulfur dioxide
16 Hiroshima Atomic Bombs Per Second
With fewer pollutants floating in the atmosphere, more sunlight reaches the planet's surface and oceans. Consequently, net additional energy hitting the earth has risen significantly, spiking over the past couple years.
Collapse
America Will be Broke by 2050
Whether you slash spending, hike taxes, inflate or simply do nothing and wait for a crisis the result is the same: American standard of living is in terminal decline.