With apologies to the green movement, "sustainability" is a myth. History and archaeology show that societies are always moving to the edge of crisis, "falling forward" through growth, but then responding often successfully to the problems created. What we can hope for is that with a somewhat more controlled level of growth, and with longer-term preparations for change, we can keep responding to the inevitable smaller crises, as they arise, and continue to postpone until later and later the, perhaps ultimately inevitable, end of our civilization.
These strengths, and our civilization in general, have reached an apogee with the end of the apocalyptic threats of the Cold War and the end - or at … - Arthur Demarest
These strengths, and our civilization in general, have reached an apogee with the end of the apocalyptic threats of the Cold War and the end - or at …
- Arthur Demarest
No society can sustain unlimited growth - none ever has. History demonstrates that expectations of infinite growth lead to collapse. Unfortunately, m… - Arthur Demarest
No society can sustain unlimited growth - none ever has. History demonstrates that expectations of infinite growth lead to collapse. Unfortunately, m…
When there is pressure for leaders to respond to problems or crises, they often simply intensify their efforts in their particular defined sphere of … - Arthur Demarest
When there is pressure for leaders to respond to problems or crises, they often simply intensify their efforts in their particular defined sphere of …
The possible signs of a coming collapse are the same as the greatest strengths of Western civilization: democracy, capitalism, the generally peaceful… - Arthur Demarest
The possible signs of a coming collapse are the same as the greatest strengths of Western civilization: democracy, capitalism, the generally peaceful…
Leaders may recognize that they are not addressing the real problems, but they rationalize their actions with the argument that they must first polit… - Arthur Demarest
Leaders may recognize that they are not addressing the real problems, but they rationalize their actions with the argument that they must first polit…
One of our great strength, world capitalism, is the most successful economic system possible, but has also become one of shorter and shorter cycles o… - Arthur Demarest
One of our great strength, world capitalism, is the most successful economic system possible, but has also become one of shorter and shorter cycles o…
With apologies to the green movement, "sustainability" is a myth. History and archaeology show that societies are always moving to the edge of crisis… - Arthur Demarest
With apologies to the green movement, "sustainability" is a myth. History and archaeology show that societies are always moving to the edge of crisis…
On the future of the U.S., or of Western civilization in general, I tend to be quite pessimistic. I would say that today I see most of the symptoms o… - Arthur Demarest
On the future of the U.S., or of Western civilization in general, I tend to be quite pessimistic. I would say that today I see most of the symptoms o…
The key strengths of civilizations are also their central weaknesses. You can see that from the fact that the golden ages of civilizations are very o… - Arthur Demarest
The key strengths of civilizations are also their central weaknesses. You can see that from the fact that the golden ages of civilizations are very o…
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