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Why societal collapse might not be the catastrophe we imagine

Cambridge researcher Luke Kemp's new book, Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse, presents the case that past instances of societal collapse often benefited the 99%. After five ...
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Is Society Teetering on the Edge of Collapse? Experts Say We're On Track

ANCIENT Egypt, the Roman Empire, the Maya, China’s Qing dynasty – these civilizations all shone brightly in their time. Yet, in every case, the glory days were followed by societal collapse. This ...
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Arizona man called into The Ramsey Show for advice on how to protect his family in case of ‘societal collapse’

Chris from Phoenix is worried about “huge civil unrest” resulting from a collapsed dollar — and he doesn’t think President Donald Trump or billionaire Elon Musk can fix the situation. The dad of two ...
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Are We Headed for Apocalypse? This Book Says It’s a 1-in-3 Chance.

In “Goliath’s Curse,” Luke Kemp crunches the numbers to see exactly how far we are from the fate of once-great empires. A detail from Samuel Colman’s “The Edge of Doom” (1836-38).Credit...Samuel ...
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The Cinema of Societal Collapse

This year’s Oscar-nominated international feature films—especially The Secret Agent and Sirāt—tackle what it means to live and die under tyranny. In Sirāt, a band of ravers drive deep into the ...
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Lessons to Avoid Societal Collapse From 5,000 Years of History

Societal collapses happen more often than you think, and there’s much we can learn from the past to avoid or, at least, delay another one. This week’s guest on Zero is Luke Kemp, author of Goliath's ...