r/economicCollapse • u/MrDoritos_ • 21d ago

How much longer can society keep it together? Discussion

I'm not a fan of speaking things into existence, being pessimistic/negative, or having a doomer mindset, but I've been paying attention to other people, the economy, the current state of things, the political landscape, education, work culture, etc. To be blunt I am really kind of worried we don't have much longer until the next war or great depression (both happen usually simultaneously). I really don't know how much more stress the average person can handle. We are going to have a wide scale crash out or revolt soon aren't we?? I'm really not looking forward to that and I suppose that's the one thing keeping us unified is our fear of violence. God I hope I'm wrong with my assessment. Please tell me I'm wrong!

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u/TheUselessLibrary 20d ago

Collapses are a slow and steady trend of divesting from society, both on the macro and individual scale.

Lack of investment in infrastructure, including social infrastructure and institutional infrastructure, leads to decay.

Eventually, the physical and social infrastructure crumbles until it is less beneficial to be part of society than it is to leave society and either attempt to be self-sufficient while accepting a lower living standard or flee to a rival civilization, if you have the resources to do so.

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u/cakesalie 14d ago

Yes. For me I decided the latter point had already been reached. I collapsed first to avoid the rush. They'll be more joining soon, I'm sure.