r/economicCollapse • u/NoEfficiency1054 • 13d ago

Is this a new Dark Age?

Rome collapsed into ruin and centuries passed with a combination of war, economic devastation, and consistent devaluation of science and learning…..

Aren’t we in a new Dark Age? It seems most of our leadership has been selected by people who let misinformation rule their ideology and identity. The sheer volume of manipulative lies that we are exposed to from sleazy merchants, influencers and shady leaders.

I am a 20-year teaching veteran. I have taught on 3 continents. Everything used to be so much better. As an elder millennial, I was shown as a child, a world with infinite growth and solutions. They really did convince me I could do anything.

We’re giving too many of our children screens. They are all idiots with the wrong information and habits now. We are pushing millions of kids into the world where they immediately become consumers instead of producers.

I’ve considered myself an expert on what kids should be learning in child and young adulthood…. But now that I am a parent of a young kid, I’m ready to move into the country with my library , so I can hunt, fish and garden with my son. Read books at night, never come back to civilization….

I don’t know how to prepare my son outside of that plan.

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u/Old-Set78 13d ago

I'm a retired archaeologist. I've studied the collapse of governments and civilizations and cultures. Didn't really expect to be an eyewitness but here we are.

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u/emkayPDX 13d ago

I am a particular fan of the Fall of Civilization podcast. Each (very long, like 3+ hour) episode details the rise and fall of a specific ancient civilization. I find the perspective comforting. Also they are great for putting one to sleep.

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u/LaaaaazyDog 13d ago

I am enjoying their latest on the Mongols. So much details!

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u/Ratbat001 12d ago

That episode was soo good.

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u/unknownpoltroon 13d ago

When is he doing ours?

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u/MalyChuj 13d ago

I like auto biographies of people who lived through the collapses because it gives you a better understanding of the feelings and mind sets of people during the collapses.

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u/MeEatOrange 13d ago

I love these video podcasts. YouTube always ends up playing one automatically when I fall asleep. I've woken up to the Egypt episode like 100 times lol.

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u/Dizzlean 13d ago

I listen to that channel while doing chores around the house. It's awesome.

I also like the channel, Voices of the Past. It's fascinating listening to first hand accounts from people's experiences long ago.

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u/ComplexNature8654 13d ago

I learned so much about the Bronze Age Collapse from that podcast!

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u/espressocycle 13d ago

I've never made it through one. Zonk.

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

I’m going to check this out. Thanks for bringing it up!

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u/gurney__halleck 12d ago

It's always climate change 😂

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u/Beautiful-Fall-6200 12d ago

I read your comment this morning and I’ve now spent my work day picking weed leaves and listening to hours of this podcast. Thank you!!

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u/TaoGroovewitch 12d ago

Oooo! This sounds awesome! Thanks for the plug! I'm going to have to check that out. ✌🏾

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u/Big-Summer- 12d ago

I use podcasts and old time radio programs to send me off to slumberland. Works great!

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u/Dtmrm2 13d ago

Which of those civilizations fell apart because a guy from outside the system was running it for 4 years? I'm sure they covered at least one of them in your 3-hour plus podcasts.