This article has some interesting points, but I think the conclusion is complete nonsense. Human civilization will not end because of climate change and inflation. If you see whats going on in warzones, like Yemen, Afghanistan or many other places, you will realize that humans are a lot tougher than the average westerner thinks. Sure there will be major changes in the near future, and live will get a lot less comfortable for westerners. I think it really proves that for many people, it is easier to imagine the end of the world, than imagining the end of our capitalist world order.
Our global high tech civilization could certainly come to an end. Yes, people can obviously live without it, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t going to be a collapse of civilization. This analysis from KPMG that replicated a study done by MIT in the 70s is also suggesting precisely this kind of collapse.
Not if climate change makes these countries unlivable due to extreme weather. Projections for that are incredibly grim going forward. We’ve already seen temperatures reach over 50c in India in the past couple of years. There was one incident when all the livestock died due to heat and there were huge crop losses due to droughts. Humans are also vulnerable to prolonged heat. Once you heat wet bulb temperatures the body can’t cool down through sweating and you die. This actually happened in Canada just recently where 800 people died from extreme heat in BC.
This article has some interesting points, but I think the conclusion is complete nonsense. Human civilization will not end because of climate change and inflation. If you see whats going on in warzones, like Yemen, Afghanistan or many other places, you will realize that humans are a lot tougher than the average westerner thinks. Sure there will be major changes in the near future, and live will get a lot less comfortable for westerners. I think it really proves that for many people, it is easier to imagine the end of the world, than imagining the end of our capitalist world order.
Our global high tech civilization could certainly come to an end. Yes, people can obviously live without it, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t going to be a collapse of civilization. This analysis from KPMG that replicated a study done by MIT in the 70s is also suggesting precisely this kind of collapse.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3xw3x/new-research-vindicates-1972-mit-prediction-that-society-will-collapse-soon
Western civilization might collapse, but at the same time, countries in the global south are going to prosper as imperialism collapses.
Not if climate change makes these countries unlivable due to extreme weather. Projections for that are incredibly grim going forward. We’ve already seen temperatures reach over 50c in India in the past couple of years. There was one incident when all the livestock died due to heat and there were huge crop losses due to droughts. Humans are also vulnerable to prolonged heat. Once you heat wet bulb temperatures the body can’t cool down through sweating and you die. This actually happened in Canada just recently where 800 people died from extreme heat in BC.