: world is at a crisis point thanks mostly to the crap we did.
Apocalypse is coming and it's all our fault. We have to make
changes now to reverse the damages unless it's already too late.
But it's not too late, because this book will help you. If you
follow what I'm saying in this book and STOP doing the things
that lead to a collapse of a civilization, your civilization
will succeed. I think it's something like that. I'm not trying
to minimize it - I'm just being quick because I keep getting
interrupted today [1/2 hr ago I had to try to clear a clog out
of our septic system... unsuccessfully... and then 15 mins ago
help clean up for a party here. ugh. I never get the full
satisfaction of studying smile emoticon ] But [to add to my
short review of "Collapse"] the blame is environmental in origin
and not in the politics or economies of nations and people. It
is not due to war or lowering of morality all of the traditional
reasons given for the collapse of civilizations. The lens is
purely environmental for cause and effect. Systems affect other
systems and it is our abuse of the systems that result in the
problems because we have fewer resources and the lack creates a
need that can't be filled and and the ensuing scramble to
continue fulfilling the greater and greater needs of a growing
population when resources haven't had time to replenish leads to
its eventual collapse. In short, overuse. Overpopulation.
Stripmining. Things like that. No recovery time. I think that
seems to be the message I'm getting from my quick overview.
