I'm unclear about what he means by the word "collapse". If by collapse he means a The Road or Waterworld style nuclear- or eco-apocalypse is inevitable, then th

I'm unclear about what he means by the word "collapse". If by collapse he means a The Road or Waterworld style nuclear- or eco-apocalypse is inevitable, then there is literally nothing I would change about the world today, except that I'd recommend using our resources faster, on the theory that you should smoke 'em if you got 'em. I wouldn't tell anyone to bother learning how blacksmithing or how to grow a three sisters garden in that scenario. If he means a slow apocalypse, a Long Tomorrow style return to a world without electricity, that's a very different conversation. This article feels like a rant to me.