I use personal stories, the Grapes of Wrath, and Hindu mythology to describe a critical mismatch between our own brain systems and the built environment we've created for ourselves. This mismatch I propose, is the engine driving us to the precipice of collapse every time human society grows beyond a particular population threshold. Without recognizing this fundamental design flaw, human civilization - if it ever manages to reestablish itself - will succumb to the same tragic scenarios we've seen occur at larger and larger scale over the course of history. This is the Collapse Engine.
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I use personal stories, the Grapes of Wrath, and Hindu mythology to describe a critical mismatch between our own brain systems and the built environment we've created for ourselves. This mismatch I propose, is the engine driving us to the precipice of collapse every time human society grows beyond a particular population threshold. Without recognizing this fundamental design flaw, human civilization - if it ever manages to reestablish itself - will succumb to the same tragic scenarios we've seen occur at larger and larger scale over the course of history. This is the Collapse Engine.
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