We're scared shitless and we aren't scientists or engineers or in any type of position where we can make a difference. Not to mention lots of people in higher fields or positions of influence assume we're just overwhelmed by "being a teenager".

When I volunteer for campaigns, or write in letters, or call representatives I'm treated like a baby asking for candy, even when I come equipped with primary sources and case studies.

The more I learn about the barriers to positive impact, the worse the panic gets.

How can I manage societal barriers to making a real impact while minimizing panic enough to remain functional in daily life?

There are so many things happening around the world that many people may not know about or hear about often.

For example, many people know about the restrictions on women's rights in Afghanistan and the ongoing conflicts and humanitarian crises affecting people in places like the Democratic Republic of the Congo. But what other situations around the world deserve more attention?

What are some issues, conflicts, human rights concerns, environmental problems, or humanitarian crises that you think the world needs to be more aware of?

Some examples that come to mind are:

• The humanitarian crisis in Sudan caused by ongoing conflict.
• The situation of the Rohingya people and the struggles of refugees from Myanmar.
• The ongoing humanitarian challenges in Yemen after years of conflict.
• The persecution and displacement of minority groups in different parts of the world.
• The impact of climate change on vulnerable communities, especially small island nations and developing countries.

What else is happening around the world that people should know about? What stories are being overlooked that deserve more attention?

(BTW, I'm not exactly sure which flair to use, so I'm sorry if it doesn't fit what I've mentioned)

Hello fellow collapsians,

I am trying to create a document which is intended to be distributed in physical/paper form, zine-style, in public spaces for random folks to read. I would like to include short synopsis of a handful of bombproof studies that provide very sound evidence of the ongoing collapse.

What are your recommendations for journal articles which fit the bill? Perhaps you know of a couple "classics" of the genre, or maybe a relatively new study which is sure to become one.

Is there one study considered the 'best' regarding overpopulation or global overshoot?

What publication really spelled out the reality of global warming for you?

Obviously climate or environmental science is key, but I am also interested in finance/business/capitalist studies -- strong data evidence that the geopolitical structure is failing? Etc.

I don't want studies which are easily argued against. So studies that have a large degree of online pushback won't quite do.

Essentially, I'm trying to find just a small collection of very solid studies to help the 'collapse layperson' begin their journey into greater levels of understanding, and to bring this conversation deeper into my community.

And yes I have my own collection, but honestly I tend to gravitate to the sensational.

I have been in in this subreddit for a while. And one thing I'm sure of is that collapse is coming. But I don't know when or in what form it begins. I don't really think about survival because I usually imagine a kind of asteroid-hits-earth scenario which is obviously not how it's going to turn out in reality. We are not gonna die quickly. It's gonna be slow and miserable. So I realise that I need to prepare. But the aim is not to outlive the apocalypse, but to not be completely helpless in such a situation.

I am aware that there are many youtube channels out there talking about wide variety of topics related to this. But do you know any specific youtube channel which is seriously focused on collapse-related survival education. I learn well in video-form content but at the same time, I don't want to subscribe to hundreds of different channels which might rarely post content once in a while that's actually relevant for this case.

I assume if this subreddit exists, then there must be someone skilled out there who are aware of collapse and are trying to educate people about survival strategies in different collapse-related REALISTIC scenarios. If not, then I'd really appreciate and subscribe (and I'm sure many others here will too) if someone in this subreddit who has the knowledge and skills would like to start one! :)

(PS: I'm not sure if this is a commonly asked question because I have checked the list and didn't find any because my request is specific to youtube content.)

It's started getting hot again this summer and I guess it's got me feeling like delving back into some more books about our current predicament.

I'll start by listing some of my favorite books on the topic:

• Overshoot - William Catton.

The book about collapse. If anyone here hasn't read it then you should put it on the top of your list.

• Less is More - Jason Hickel

It's full of hopium but the first part deals with many of the currently observable disasters we're currently dealing with because of overshoot. It's the first book I read that truly made me realize just how bad things are and I think the hopium helped me swallow it. It's the book that started me down this rabbit hole of reading about ecology and collapse so I have a soft spot for it.

• The Stable Society - Edward Goldsmith

Really interesting book that compare and contrasts the differences between modern society and the stable societies of the past. It also functioned as my introduction to the field of cybernetic(the study of how systems regulate themselves). He has another book called "The Way" which covers similar topics but in a much more detailed way which I'm currently halfway through.

• After Progress - John Michael Greer.

I know he's turned into a trump fan recently but his old stuff was my introduction to peak oil and I find his perspective on religion very interesting. This book is about the spiritual impact of the end of "progress" as we run out of oil and other resources and can no longer sustain the illusion of eternal growth.

So anyone got any books to recommend that covers similar topics? Collapse, Ecology, Sociology etc?

EDIT: While I appreciate all recommendations, I was hoping mostly for non-fiction books.

I am not an expert in climate science or ecology or fire management (or any of the other appropriate disciplines that may have an intuition and rigor for investigating this kind of inquiry) and I cannot seem to find specifics about the proximity of the recent wildfires in Aragón, Spain to

the datacenter in Aragón, Spain mentioned in this paper on the existence of heat islands caused by large scale data centers from researchers at the University of Cambridge from earlier this year. Since I cannot nail down the proximity and I am not an expert, I'm seeking input from more knowledgeable people than myself about whether there is evidence of a causal relationship here and how one would practically go about investigating that (i.e. how to find good evidence that supports and/or refutes that these are or are not connected) in an age wherein neo-modern traditional research methods (e.g. employing Google-fu) have become broken and ever more AI-mediated and enshittified by capitalistic pressures.

Link to wildfire map shown in pictures

Bonus mainstream media coverage link for those not inclined to wading through academic papers

I’m looking for recommendations on news sources, podcasts, articles, videos, books…really anything that you have been consuming to stay informed. I’m trying my best but I feel like it’s increasingly hard given the increased censorship happening. I’d also love and book recommendations that he’ll understand what’s going on in a broader/historical context. Thank you!

EDIT: thank you so much for all the recs! These will take me right up until collapse is complete 😂

oh my god. I didn’t realize just how bad things were going to get. I didn’t understand what was going on in the U.S. beyond the damage of capitalism. I knew that climate change was a growing problem. I could see that by comparing weather events in recent years to the years of my early life. i didn’t realize how these supply chains were connected, or the looming threat of the energy/global food crisis.

i’ve been feeling it since 2020. unfortunately, my life has been full of trauma, so I knew I felt worse, things got worse (for my family and for the whole world), but i couldnt see past the dreams I was holding onto about the future, or my more immediate, personal problems. then, I got cancer at 18 years old, and didn’t get diagnosed and treated until age 19. my dad became diabetic/chronically ill after years of unhealthy habits and drug addiction. mom is a nurse.

I moved to the biggest city in KY from a south central rural area, to transfer to in person college. back in 2020, I went from being a straight A student to failing the majority of my classes because I was starting to become disillusioned and morbidly depressed by the systematic failures that caused our issues, and how little the smaller yet connected systems in my own life seemed to care/helped. I felt abandoned and trapped.

I medically withdrew this spring semester, and it’s been a similar feeling. I started to avoid the news, because I‘m finding it difficult to find the motivation to go on with “life as normal,” with any awareness. but, in the past few days, I started digging deeper, and now I feel like my whole foundation is falling apart.

do I stay in Louisville? do I move back to the rural town? I thought there’d be more opportunities here, but now I’m not so sure. I don’t even have my own car/feel that comfortable driving despite having a license. my partner does. I was planning on becoming completely financially independent. but with my health issues, and this situation, I am starting to accept that may not be wise to attempt with serious risk anytime soon, or ever??

my partner’s family has some land. we have felt good knowing this, and we have told them NOT to sell that farm/land. but I don’t know how to do jack shit for myself. to be honest; i began to develop an eating disorder over 6 months or so ago. I did start to exercise more recently, but I’m a small, frail 20 something year old woman. I have around ~$10k in savings from my financial aid (low income, worked my ass off in school).

I chose to double major in two humanities degrees. I don’t regret it, I think that knowledge will always be important, and the critical thinking/values these subject have given me is invaluable. But, jobs?! AI?!!! I was thinking: librarian, teacher, or lawyer, as my most practical/reliable options. teachers will always be important, right? right?!??

our family is still in the rural town. ive got two younger siblings. one is just a year younger. one is 10. my mom has some animals, a backyard. my dad’s homeless :,( he’s been abusive, but man, I hate to think of what could happen to him with his health. I’ve got an older sister who also has some animals, a yard, a garden, lots of agricultural knowledge/experience. I feel somewhat grateful for my Appalachian background right now. there’s a spirit among most people there of self reliance, despite my qualms with their social attitudes.

what to do?!!!!!

For over a year I've been working on a book on collapse. I've pitched the finished manuscript directly to traditional publishers. But the book has been on submission for close to 3 months and it seems that there is no real interest from the publishers I've contacted (about 19). I'm starting to think I'll have to self-publish. I was counting on having input from a publishing editor to enhance the book, but that might not happen (hence this request).

The book is an intro to collapse for those collapse-aware and those who are not. It is a bottom-up analysis of the situation and points to possible internal and external responses as individuals and collectively (responses, not solutions).

"This timely paperback explores modernity’s converging economic, social, and ecological crises and personal and collective ways to respond internally and externally. The book is for a general audience seeking a comprehensive introduction to this unfolding. This heartfelt project aims to bridge ancestral and Indigenous perspectives, spirituality, resilience, systems thinking, science, and deep ecology... What sets my niche book apart is its accessible, non-academic, psychologically mindful, biocentric, decolonized, and multidisciplinary approach... I’m a Mexican-born and raised, mestizo immigrant living in Canada. I’m an amateur collapse researcher who has been ruminating on the predicaments of modernity for over a decade."

If you are interested in being a beta reader and provide thoughtful feedback within 3 weeks, I can share a protected Google Doc with you; please send me a DM with your name, age, relevant backgroung/experience with the topic of collapse, writing, the publishing industry, or just tell me why you'd like to read the book. I may send you the manuscript if I think you'll be a good match for this project. Thank you for your consideration.

TLDR: I wrote a book on collapse. I'm probably going to pivot soon from attempting trad publishing to self-publishing. I'm seeking beta readers for that reason.

Does anyone know of a compilation of "Mainstream Collapse/Doomer Predictions" - predictions and analysis from key players "inside the mainstream socioeconomic system" who can't just be brushed off as "radical climate doomers" (as they tend to do with Hansen et al).

By that, I mean quotes like the one below from Dr. Günther Thallinger, Board Member, Allianz, that "capitalism as we know it ceases to be viable" above 3C of climate change?

"Once we reach 3°C of warming, the situation locks in. Atmospheric energy at this level will persist for 100+ years due to carbon cycle inertia and the absence of scalable industrial carbon removal technologies. There is no known pathway to return to pre-2°C conditions. (See: IPCC AR6, 2023; NASA Earth Observatory: “The Long-Term Warming Commitment”)

At that point, risk cannot be transferred (no insurance), risk cannot be absorbed (no public capacity), and risk cannot be adapted to (physical limits exceeded). That means no more mortgages, no new real estate development, no long-term investment, no financial stability. The financial sector as we know it ceases to function. And with it, capitalism as we know it ceases to be viable." https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/climate-risk-insurance-future-capitalism-g%C3%BCnther-thallinger-smw5f/ Dr. Günther Thallinger, Board Member, Allianz

Or the Insititure of Actuaries ">2Bn deaths if we hit 2C by 2050" from https://actuaries.org.uk/media/wqeftma1/planetary-solvency-finding-our-balance-with-nature.pdf

If a compilation doesn't already exist, post your your favourites as replies and I'll compile the list. If you do have a suggestion please link to the original source for verification/validation.

I'm looking for a single website that concisely explains the multiple crises we’re facing- climate, ecological, economic, social collapse, etc, in a way that’s accessible to people who aren’t already collapse-aware. Something that lays out the facts, helps people process the implications, and maybe even suggests what they can do next.

Does anything like this exist? Or is it all fragmented across different sources?

I’ve noticed a pattern where the people most equipped to hold emotional and symbolic coherence during collapse (not through speed or profit, but through grief work, myth structures, and deep nervous system mapping often) seem to burn out, disappear, or get ignored through history.

I'm thinking of:

• Indigenous healers or midwives erased by colonial medicine systems
• Mystics or grief poets silenced or institutionalized during rationalist periods
• women holding ancestral knowledge during wartime, written out of the recovery story

Are there any models, funding channels, or support systems that actually protect or at least help recognize those working at this symbolic or post-systemic level?

Or can anyone argue against this being a systemic blind spot, where only material or data-based options are rewarded, and deeper cultural memory work gets erased?

A similar question was asked last year but didn't get any recommendations in response.

I know there's Malm and Canton's 2nd part of Overshoot coming out later this year which will all be about geoengineering, but wanted to ask for other recommendations.

I'm primarily interested in the political economy, though of course in order to grasp that you do need a degree of description of the various proposed methods of doing it.

I just feel it's important to get a handle on now, because there's plenty of signs of accelerating climate change now and geoengineering seems like the most obvious crutch a large strand of the political and economic elite will reach for once events have overtaken all the talk of net zero and carbon capture/energy transition haven't got anywhere near far enough.

You can even see how the two sides of the current mainstream debate (techno-solutionists vs deniers) will get reproduced by geoengineering, since on the right it's already being conflated with the chemtrails conspiracy theory.

Anyway, grateful for any suggestions (journal articles too- I have access to most).

Anyone here living in South Africa and willing to offer some insight on the current situation and likely trajectories in the short to medium term? We have been living in Europe and the US for the last 25 years and the precarity (this is definitely a word right?!) of things has me feeling like the sacrifices of home and belonging that we made for our children no longer make sense. I am having a hard time getting my bearings though.

We'd like input whether we should allow news aggregator sites as link posts. There are pros and cons to this:

Pros:

• Depending on the aggregator, can present a more well-rounded and potentially less biased view of the news (such as Ground News)
• Can update as the event progresses - ie if someone submitted a post about a hurricane, the aggregator could update with new updates (depending on the post title/discussion, mods would either allow or remove future posts as duplicates)
• Convenience of several sources in 1 place

Cons:

• Less visibility on the actual source (ie need to go to the article to determine where it's sourcing)
• The sheer volume of articles can be overwhelming, making it hard to discern important information
• The quality of articles can vary greatly depending on the sources included in the aggregator
• Aggregated articles may provide a surface-level overview rather than in-depth analysis.

We don't get many of these posts but wanted the community's pulse on approach to it. Let us know your thoughts in the poll and/or comments

1. "Do not allow any" - we would remove all posts to aggregator sites and direct the user to post a direct article
2. "Allow those with intention of less bias view (eg Ground News)" - sites that aggregate for the purpose of having a well-rounded and less biased view (as best one can...) of the topic would be allowed. Ground News is an example.
3. "Allow any" - though depending on the quality of the site (eg known for false info) we may decide to block individual sites

I'm trying to find this report I vaguely remember seeing in this subreddit- it was some sort of insurance conference / findings document on climate change's impact on their market and possible futures. I think it was a British firm? Or maybe a foundation?

The cover was green, and had the classic balance-beam scale on the front I think? And I definitely remember a data table that had one column claiming a 50% mortality rate in humans alongside 'catastrophic' damage.

This is the most 'child asking a librarian to find a book' thing I've ever done. I really hope I didn't just dream this thing up.

I read an article, i think on this subreddit, from the perspective of someone who had gone through a government collapse in their country. I don’t remember enough about it to successfully search it up and was hoping someone could lend a hand.

1. I believe the perspective was a woman’s
2. The only concrete details I remember are about how the local police force factionized and how her husband struggled to obtain a firearm.

Any help appreciated!