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When will societal collapse occur?

For some peoples, societal collapse has been occurring for centuries. For others, they are witnessing it now (and may have been for many decades). And for some of us, we have trouble imagining that our lives could change so drastically. When we look at climate change, in particular, the complexity of climate and human systems makes a prediction difficult, if not impossible. Collapse may come due to factors other than climate change, or along with climate change. We plan to publish more ideas on the ways collapse will occur and make predictions about the timeline. Some say collapse due to climate has already begun and can point to the role of the unprecedented drought in Syria since 2010 in destabilising rural communities and creating conditions for extremism, war, and refugees. Others point to the growth in rebellious attitudes amongst electorates as indicating a widespread subconscious recognition that normal is over.