This selection talks about what might have caused ancient societies to collapse and what might cause our society to collapse. The author discusses that the main reasons for collapse are usually due to ecological problems, economic problems, war, as well as migration. He also discusses how the cultures might have seen a collapse coming, if they even did. Furthermore, the article discusses how our society may end, and what are signs of this. The author argues that technology may be having a larger negative impact on culture then the positive benefits that come along with it. The author discusses five contributing factors for environmental collapse in depth; environmental damage, climate change, hostile neighbours, friendly trade partners and societies response to it's environmental problems. The most important factor is society's response to it's environmental problems, this is because every society responds in a different way, based on its political, environmental and economic beliefs.
Not all society that damage their environment are doomed to collapse. However, I believe that we have done such extensive damage to our environment that it is irreparable. Jarred Diamond defines society collapsing as "A drastic decrease in human population size and/or political/economic/social complexity over a considerable area, over an extended period of time". Societies collapse due to environmental damage if poor choices are made after a society recognizes its environment is endangered. Upon realizing that a society is at risk of collapsing due to environmental damage, drastic changes must be made in order to stop further damage and help fix the problems. If a society chooses to ignore the environmental problems, it will most likely lead to the society collapsing.
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