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When the pandemic started it just coincided that I learned about the Bronze Age Collapse. I remember myself thinking about how a similar situation would unfold
by thejackgoode 6y ago
When the pandemic started it just coincided that I learned about the Bronze Age Collapse. I remember myself thinking about how a similar situation would unfold today.
What if a meteor hits now? Solar flare strong enough to take out electronics? Some country deciding tactical nuke warfare is acceptable? A supervolcano?
How many simultaneous catastrophes can current civilization survive?
Only definite conclusion is that Isaac Asimov will not go out of fashion soon.
- TimBurr 6y agoSpeaking of Asimov, "The Dead Past" explores government controlled research, which the article proposed as one defense against black-ball ideas. Without spoiling too much, the story revolves around suspected government suppression of a time-viewing device. The story's pretty easy to find online; the link below lists books it appears in. http://www.asimovreviews.net/Stories/Story046.html http://www.asimovreviews.net/Stories/Story046.html