Quote from: TDoS on Jan 15, 2026, 04:29 PMQuote from: RE on Jan 15, 2026, 12:59 PM2026 is living up to its billing as a watershed year in collapse.Do you happen to have a definition of collapse that encompasses the entirety of not just peak oil 8 years ago now but the more interesting politics so often discussed here, and maybe basic economics of life, etc etc.
The AI definition works pretty well.
The collapse of civilization means a complex society rapidly loses its large-scale institutions, cultural identity, and social complexity, leading to decentralization, violence, scarcity, and a regression to simpler, smaller-scale ways of living, often due to factors like war, famine, environmental disaster, or economic failure. It's characterized by a breakdown in governance, trade, and infrastructure, potentially leaving behind remnants of the past and forcing survivors into new, simpler societal structures or absorption by stronger groups
We haven't yet collapsed completely, but we arre definitely seeing a breakdown of the type described heere ongoing. More pronounced and further along in 3rd world countries, but picking up speed here aand in Europe now.
RE