Easter Island was also a topic of an early essay I wrote. I'm happy I found your substack and look forward to reading more of your work. Always glad to stumble upon like-minded individuals.
I'm sure you know Nate Hagens' Podcast The Great Simplification? World-renowned scientists, experts and leaders talk about collapse in all the detail one can wish for.
Good article. Agreed. However, your commentary on Easter Island is based on outdated information. Diamond's book was excellent, but he only had half the story. Look into "Humankind" by Bregman. He explains the other half. The short version is that it's less a story about environmental collapse and more a story about the perils of colonisation.
Excellent summary. Very clear - brief, but not lacking anything. I'm glad to see more and more people raising awareness about this issue.
I wrote a similar article about the exact same topic back in 2017, before Covid, the wildfires, Ukraine and Gaza:
https://medium.com/@FeunFooPermacultureRewilding/the-collapse-of-global-civilization-has-begun-b527c649754c
Easter Island was also a topic of an early essay I wrote. I'm happy I found your substack and look forward to reading more of your work. Always glad to stumble upon like-minded individuals.
I'm sure you know Nate Hagens' Podcast The Great Simplification? World-renowned scientists, experts and leaders talk about collapse in all the detail one can wish for.
Thank you, and like-wise.
I don't listen to as many podcasts now I don't commute, but I will seek that one out, sounds right up my alley!
Have now read your article; agree 100%
Good article. Agreed. However, your commentary on Easter Island is based on outdated information. Diamond's book was excellent, but he only had half the story. Look into "Humankind" by Bregman. He explains the other half. The short version is that it's less a story about environmental collapse and more a story about the perils of colonisation.
Thank you, I'm always happy to expand my knowledge and revise findings as there's new data and arguments; I will add Bergman to my list!