Civilization Is Deeper Than Doomers Say, Says Witness of Actual Collapse
bradneuberg · x · 2026-10-19
Responding to the claim that "the veneer of civilization is thin," Anna Gat relays what friends who lived through actual societal collapse report: civilization runs very deep, people reorganize quickly, and norms hold.
What does seem close to the surface, she notes, is violence — and how well it can coexist with civilization.
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