I've seen the future. And it's ugly.
The word "collapse" conjures up images of buildings imploding or bridges falling into the sea. Sudden catastrophic events. While the collapse of human civilization will occasionally reach catastrophic milestones (e.g. multi-breadbasket failure), for the most part it will be an insidious process that leaves us of disillusioned
Civilization
The moment a species learns to manipulate its environment for gain is the moment the clock starts ticking on its demise.
Civilization
The unpredictability of human rationality and emotion means the "limited" use of battlefield nukes could easily morph into a full blown nuclear apocalypse.
Civilization
The biggest threat to human survival is the sustainability of key crops under the stresses of rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns.
acapulco
Acapulco is a large, modern coastal city. Destroyed without warning. It is a warning of what's to come.
america
Israel is of great strategic importance to the US and the West. A threat to Israel is an existential threat to America.
Civilization
The entire system is built off the back of human suffering, bread and circuses. And as long as we accept it, we will continue to suffer like orcas living in an overcrowded aquarium.
Climate Change
This is what collapse looks like. Individuals, companies and governments reduce investment in things that make life better (e.g. renovations, home repairs, pay raises, infrastructure) to pay for things that are required for survival (e.g. food, energy, broken infrastructure).
China
On a superficial level, this appears to be a tit for tat. Terrorists attacked. IDF hits back. However, there are bigger forces at play. These forces could push the world into a new world war, America into terminal decline and trigger nuclear annihilation.
sulfur dioxide
With fewer pollutants floating in the atmosphere, more sunlight reaches the planet's surface and oceans. Consequently, net additional energy hitting the earth has risen significantly, spiking over the past couple years.
Collapse
Whether you slash spending, hike taxes, inflate or simply do nothing and wait for a crisis the result is the same: American standard of living is in terminal decline.
Climate Change
People have more power than they realize. 1% of the population cannot control the remaining 99% if they are united and fighting for a common goal. So they divide us. They pit us against each other and they (the wealthy elites) sit back and observe, while skimming off the top of the economy.