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A review by mattbeatty
The Collapse of Western Civilization: A View from the Future by Erik Conway, Naomi Oreskes
4.0
I read this based on a review I read by Terry Tempest Williams, so of course I had to pick it up.
It's a great short read. It is scientific and maybe a little didactic, but I liked it and found the sentiments to be very accurate, with the future consequences quite believable. Our society needs a bit of a change or waking up, and maybe relying on the market to govern it all is misguided. Anyway, if you have an hour or two, check it out.
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"As the world climate began to spin out of control and the implications for market failure became indisputable, scientists came under attack, blamed for problems they had not caused, but had documented." (45)
It's a great short read. It is scientific and maybe a little didactic, but I liked it and found the sentiments to be very accurate, with the future consequences quite believable. Our society needs a bit of a change or waking up, and maybe relying on the market to govern it all is misguided. Anyway, if you have an hour or two, check it out.
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"As the world climate began to spin out of control and the implications for market failure became indisputable, scientists came under attack, blamed for problems they had not caused, but had documented." (45)