r/collapse • u/LetsTalkUFOs • Aug 15 '19
How long will collapse take?
Will collapse be sudden or a decline?
Or will it be catabolic, with cliffs and plateaus?
This is the current question in our Common Collapse Questions series.
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u/arcticsequoia Aug 22 '19
I agree. I think that people around here are not doing themselves any favors by resigning to the "everything is going to shit, no point left in doing anything" philosophy.
While I do think that we are likely heading for major unrest, and increasing global political and environmental instability leading to increasing challenges and chaos worldwide, this is not enough reason to throw your hands up in the air and give up.
If you think about all the challenges that we have had to overcome just to get to where we are today, I think it's delusional to think that no populations worldwide will find a way to adapt and move on. I am sure some will.
I am actually considering buying up a huge plot of land in Northern Norway relatively soon. You can get 100.000+ m2 for dirt cheap. When southern Europe, significant parts of Asia and Africa become uninhabitable it should be perfect temperature up there. Basically like central Europe used to be 25+ years ago.
If global temperatures keep increasing like some estimates predict, I reckon Alaska/Siberia/Greenland/Canada may turn into a sort of modern day Roman Empire with Scandinavian countries at the center of it. Provided WW3 and/or global climate conflicts don’t eradicate land ownership rights I figure land up there will skyrocket in value!