4 ms·
> Collapse would slow and chaotic Unless a comet or asteroid hit the earth. Here's some good sci-fi reading for you: http://www.amazon.com/Lucifers-Hammer-Jerr
by hkarthik 13y ago
> Collapse would slow and chaotic
Unless a comet or asteroid hit the earth. Here's some good sci-fi reading for you: http://www.amazon.com/Lucifers-Hammer-Jerry-Pournelle/dp/0449208133 http://www.amazon.com/Lucifers-Hammer-Jerry-Pournelle/dp/044...
- a3n 13y agoCould happen, obviously. But whether it's cosmically sudden or self-inflicted, we'll likely be more concerned with the fast or slow moving catastrophe than with future generation, and the Time Traveler's three books aren't going to matter when it's eat or be eaten. Once a collapse happens I think we have to play through the whole cycle. Speaking of fiction, I've always liked this as an exploration of how society would respond to a collapse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Abides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Abides