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Physicists Say 90% Chance of Societal Collapse Within Several Decades

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Re: Physicists Say 90% Chance of Societal Collapse Within Several Decades

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I really don't understand how any of this can be considered scientific.

> irreversible collapse of our civilization

Strong words.

We really have no clue what will happen in the future. Blindly extrapolating current trends to predict what the state of the world will be 100 years from now has never been a useful approach. Complex systems are ... complex. Stuff changes, feedback loops kick in, people and societies adjusts.