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The possibility of total system collapse is real -- it is a capacity enabled by the profound density of interconnections in our global civilization. I say this not to evoke fear but rather to encourage holistic thinking and long-term planning for the future. We have learned a HUGE AMOUNT about complex systems in the last 50 years. Much is now known about tipping points, dynamic attractors, feedback loops, stable and unstable trajectories, self-organized criticality, and phase transitions. We can manage this systemic risk. The question is whether we will cultivate the cultural capacity to do so at the planetary scale. Onward, fellow humans. politicususa/2015/01/18/complex-systems-collapse-future.html
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 21:28:57 +0000

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