Dark Age America: Climate Change, Cultural Collapse, and the Hard Future Ahead (John Michael Greer)

An analysis of our likely future, by the excellent John Michael Greer. And a discussion of whether I am likely to become a warlord.

The written version of this article can be found here: https://theworthyhouse.com/2022/07/27/dark-age-america-climate-change-cultural-collapse-and-the-hard-future-ahead-john-michael-greer/

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"I am both pessimist and optimist about our future. I expect our civilization, that of the West, to end entirely, and soon. Yet at the same time, I believe we can have an intensely bright future thereafter—not a return, certainly, but something wholly new, informed by the wisdom and knowledge of the past. Moreover, I think that technology, rightly ordered and used, will be a pillar of that future, if we reach it. John Michael Greer, a man hard to categorize politically, agrees with my pessimism, but not with my optimism, especially as regards the future use of technology. Today we will explore whether I should amend my beliefs, through the prism of Greer’s 'Dark Age America.' " . . .