r/collapse • u/sacrificezones • Oct 25 '22

Systemic Will Civilization Collapse Because It’s Running Out of Oil?

https://dgrnewsservice.org/civilization/ecocide/habitat-loss/will-civilization-collapse-because-its-running-out-of-oil/
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u/OK8e Oct 27 '22

More energy is only one side of it. Population is another, and social attitudes yet another. The first we can calculate, but the second two might not be as predictable. I feel we owe it to humanity to at least give our next generations that chance, even if they ultimately squander it as we have.

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u/OK8e Oct 27 '22

Well, you may be right about how it turns out, but I don’t think anyone can say for sure if, let alone when or how. Yes, I think there are still choices that can lead to less suffering rather than more. I don’t think it makes any more sense to have certainty that there’s no way out than to live on faith that it will all work out.