>Are we really ready to admit that the late 20th century was peak civilization? Unequivocally yes. If we admit it now and work hard to limit climate change it

>Are we really ready to admit that the late 20th century was peak civilization? Unequivocally yes. If we admit it now and work hard to limit climate change it might be a local peak. If we continue on our current path it's going to end up being the global peak. There is no scenario in which we fix the climate without giving significant ground on quality of life in the first world, especially considering that ideally we should be working to bring quality of life to parity across the developed and developing world.