How close do you think we are to the end of human civilization?
How close do you think we are to the end of human civilization?
When will it be over? When can we start to breathe again?
We are closer to the beginning of human civilization.
That's crazy optimistic đ
I doubt your mental health would be better overall if human civilisation failed.
OP means when will the state of being near a possible end, end.
Too much internet mate
It wonât happen in your lifetime. Unless someone starts a GoFundMe for a Bond villain-esque plague program to wipe out all of humanity.
Iâd donate.
Ferb! I know what we're gonna do today!
Humans may survive for a long time. Societies will crumble, that's the norm, and it will happen fast now.
I think that our current civilization (western hegemony) will start to crumble by around 2030 when the western countries can't keep up their wealth and their cohesion and cooperation due to effects of climate catastrophe, depleted resources, destroyed biospheres and (in my eyes more impacting that the other factors) dwindling demographics - in concrete terms: Police, fire fighters, ambulances will not show up any longer for parts of the cities and counties due to understaffing, and that will escalate social distortions.
After that dictators will become the norm (they are on the rise already), and due to the notoriously incapable and destructive tendencies of such regimes wars will eat up the rest of the humanity and the collaboration we need to function on higher levels (states, continents, worldwide). My estimation is that this point will be reached by around 2100.
After that the game is open. My guess is that humankind in the long run will return to some kind of self sustaining agraric communities with skilled guilds likewise late middle ages plus some added comfort and medicine (a lot of our current knowledge is completely useless without a global network for resources but stuff like hygiene, electricity, mechanics etc. on a small scale may survive).
Wild guesses, I know. Please keep in mind that I stated "will start to crumble by around 2030" - that date is a very soft point which will not come with one single big bang but with a lot of "small" incidents.
We are already seeing the start of it.
Some fun links from the World Economic Forum and United Nations:
Global freshwater demand will exceed supply 40% by 2030 and 90% of global top soil and arable land is at risk of depletion by 2050.Without being able to grow food or have easy access to fresh water, 2050 and beyond is going to be pretty bleak.
Enjoy the last of the abundance while you can, everything will end soon.
I think the west is already crumbling, no need to wait until 2030. It will still take decades, but its already happening.
Impressive.
Globally? Not very but within my lifetime I will see a lot of countries crumble
You wonât be breathing when itâs over kiddo.