How to Enjoy the End of the World
Sid Smith · 4 HN recommendations
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A Virginia Tech presentation by Sid Smith about collapse, fossil fuels and overshoot, arguing that industrial civilization faces a decline and how one might live with that. It was later expanded into a video series.
Why HN recommends it: Recommended in collapse and energy threads as a sobering thermodynamic view of civilization, often with a warning that it is heavy.
“I recommend few videos for you. I must warn you ... it may hamper your ability to enjoy parties.” Read on HN ↗