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5000 Years of Cautionary Tales: When Golliaths Fall It's Not An Accident

04 Aug 2025 | Abstracted from The Guardian

"Luke Kemp's essay argues societal collapses are rarely accidents but acts of "self-termination." Throughout history, civilizations have failed by clinging to unsustainable practices for short-term gain, even when facing clear environmental threats. He posits our modern world is repeating this pattern with the climate crisis, suggesting our inability to change course is a form of collective, self-inflicted demise, not an unavoidable fate..and global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished."

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