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A review by sarahhartland
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization by Peter Zeihan
Did not finish book. Stopped at 80%.
It’s taking me so long to get through this book and I hardly think I’m absorbing anything except we’re all screwed, except maybe the US?
I’m not sure I buy the premise that globalization is ending or that demographic collapse will end economies.
Looking at historical patterns is far from useless but it’s still pretty limited. We’re more connected than ever socially and I think that’s a wild card compared to previous historical periods. It could change how things shake out or it could even make it worse but let’s not pretend we know one way or the other.
All in all, interesting book which I listened to because my father would not stop nagging me to - just too depressing and not convincing enough to keep me going. Perhaps I’ll return and finish later.
I’m not sure I buy the premise that globalization is ending or that demographic collapse will end economies.
Looking at historical patterns is far from useless but it’s still pretty limited. We’re more connected than ever socially and I think that’s a wild card compared to previous historical periods. It could change how things shake out or it could even make it worse but let’s not pretend we know one way or the other.
All in all, interesting book which I listened to because my father would not stop nagging me to - just too depressing and not convincing enough to keep me going. Perhaps I’ll return and finish later.