The Collapse Is Coming. Will Humanity Adapt?
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An evolutionary biologist and a science fiction writer walk into a bar... and mull over survival.

The interview discusses the potential for civilizational collapse due to climate change and other environmental issues. Watts points out that the solution lies not in technological fixes, but in a fundamental change in human behavior. He argues that the current trajectory of maximizing short-term gains is unsustainable and that a shift towards long-term survival strategies is necessary.

Watts further argues that at this point the goal is not to prevent collapse, but to survive it and rebuild in a way that preserves the valuable aspects of our current civilization. To do that we need a shift in perspective towards long-term thinking and a willingness to adapt and change in the face of adversity.

  • quicklime
    English
    6•5 months ago

    This was a good read and you beat me to posting it by minutes :)

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OPEnglish
      5•5 months ago

      Glad I’m not the only one who noticed it. :)

      I really like their focus on systemic change and focus on long term perspective. If we could transform society to prioritize the big picture we’d all be much better off.

      • Comrade GitGudEnglish
        4•5 months ago

        If only there was some sort of…pro-…social?..system that prioritized the long-term good of all over the short-term large-scale gain of an entitled few. Ah, I’m sure it’ll come to me eventually. Felt like I almost had it…