Why Do Societies Choose To Fail Or Succeed, By Jared Diamond

We have to understand the past before we can start thinking about the future. In history an ample amount of societies made mistakes that led to their downfall; comprehending the miscalculations that led to the disappearances of many societies will help people better prepare for the future. People in history have built nations, went through genocide, and have seen governments come crashing down along with their hopes and dreams, but the things that kept these people going in the midst of the good times and the bad times were the aspect of a better future. The book, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, by Jared Diamond focuses on how the practices that humans are employing in today’s society will affect the future. Diamond analyzes if there will be a future in a world where all we are doing is breaking the earth down. It can be recognized that the communities of the world will have to start recognizing problems and implementing programs to solve them, before they have no future at all. When people help start something that they are passionate about they never want to see
Many people feel that problems that are brought upon them are not really problems. For instance, global warming has been called an issue that could have some traumatic effects for many decades, but the majority of people are in denial that their actions have an effect on the ozone layer. Consequently, this leads to the topic of global warming not being combatted, which in return leads to no solution. Timing is of the essence when trying to fix something that is on the verge of breaking or is already breaking. For instance, by the time people begin to realize that they are causing issues it could be too late to fix them and many people could have to live with the consequences. The truth is, the world is heading in a downward spiral due to the pure ignorance, denial, greed, and