Collapse of Civilization
(Started: 23/10/30)
Weekly Overview
Notes:
1. The “Weekly Overview” of the topic is posted for the benefit of new members who may have come in between the “Weekly Overviews”. It provides an executive summary of the issue for new viewers.
2. The Stats of participation are important to allow all to determine the extent of continuing interest. For thread originators//responders they are important to see if the interest no longer warrants the labour.
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A. Statistics
Week # 3 (23/11/13 –19, 2023 [7 days])
(Sometimes Adjusted for no. of days)
Weekly Stats:
.....................................................2023 Average..........................................................2023 Average
Last Week's......Prior Week's........Views/Day..........Last Week's.....Prior Week's......Responses/Day
Views/Day........Views/Day.............(1 wk.)............Responses/Day....Resp./Day.......(1 wk.).
…55........................38.......................27.........................5........................4........................4
Analysis of Last Week's Stats
Last week's stats are running ahead of those of the prior week, and the 2023 year to date. It seems that this new non-chess topic has hit an interest point.......good on the initiator, Bob Gillanders (I started the thread for him).
Civilizations do not collapse overnight........there is a long, steady, continuous deterioration before hand. Then, all of a sudden, the tipping point has been reached, and we get metamorphosis (Like caterpillar to butterfly, only in reverse!). Either Dystopia, or a new empire rising like the Sphinx from the ashes, sometimes worse than the one it replaces.
Do we care who is going to be in control, as humans battle to survive in an environment more and more hostile to their continued existence (Negative Climate Change; Possible Nuclear War; Pandemics; etc.) and the very collapse of our civilization is on the horizon?
B. Indicia of a Collapsing Civilization
Comment below on what the current evidence is that our world's civilization is now collapsing......we'll add some of your ideas here!
Additional Notes:
1. The goal of this thread is not to woodshed an opposing view into submission. Every position is entitled to post as it sees fit, regardless of the kind of, and amount of, postings by other positions. What is wanted is serious consideration of all posts........then you decide.
2. I personally, as the thread originator (After an initiative by Bob Gillanders), am trying to post a new response at least twice per week, but admit my busy schedule means I am sometimes falling short on this. So it is going to be necessary that a number of other CT'ers are posting responses here somewhat regularly.
Bob A
(Started: 23/10/30)
Weekly Overview
Notes:
1. The “Weekly Overview” of the topic is posted for the benefit of new members who may have come in between the “Weekly Overviews”. It provides an executive summary of the issue for new viewers.
2. The Stats of participation are important to allow all to determine the extent of continuing interest. For thread originators//responders they are important to see if the interest no longer warrants the labour.
A. Statistics
Week # 3 (23/11/13 –19, 2023 [7 days])
(Sometimes Adjusted for no. of days)
Weekly Stats:
.....................................................2023 Average..........................................................2023 Average
Last Week's......Prior Week's........Views/Day..........Last Week's.....Prior Week's......Responses/Day
Views/Day........Views/Day.............(1 wk.)............Responses/Day....Resp./Day.......(1 wk.).
…55........................38.......................27.........................5........................4........................4
Analysis of Last Week's Stats
Last week's stats are running ahead of those of the prior week, and the 2023 year to date. It seems that this new non-chess topic has hit an interest point.......good on the initiator, Bob Gillanders (I started the thread for him).
Civilizations do not collapse overnight........there is a long, steady, continuous deterioration before hand. Then, all of a sudden, the tipping point has been reached, and we get metamorphosis (Like caterpillar to butterfly, only in reverse!). Either Dystopia, or a new empire rising like the Sphinx from the ashes, sometimes worse than the one it replaces.
Do we care who is going to be in control, as humans battle to survive in an environment more and more hostile to their continued existence (Negative Climate Change; Possible Nuclear War; Pandemics; etc.) and the very collapse of our civilization is on the horizon?
B. Indicia of a Collapsing Civilization
Comment below on what the current evidence is that our world's civilization is now collapsing......we'll add some of your ideas here!
Additional Notes:
1. The goal of this thread is not to woodshed an opposing view into submission. Every position is entitled to post as it sees fit, regardless of the kind of, and amount of, postings by other positions. What is wanted is serious consideration of all posts........then you decide.
2. I personally, as the thread originator (After an initiative by Bob Gillanders), am trying to post a new response at least twice per week, but admit my busy schedule means I am sometimes falling short on this. So it is going to be necessary that a number of other CT'ers are posting responses here somewhat regularly.
Bob A
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