Collapse

All past major civilisations have collapsed, in general this is how it happens:

• Stage 1: Financial collapse. Faith in “business as usual” is lost.
• Stage 2: Commercial collapse. Faith that “the market shall provide” is lost.
• Stage 3: Political collapse. Faith that “the government will take care of you” is lost.
• Stage 4: Social collapse. Faith that “your people will take care of you” is lost.
• Stage 5: Cultural collapse. Faith in “the goodness of humanity” is lost.

Societal collapse is the resultant pattern of behavior among civilians that indicates that the normative fabric of society has been shed - when we no longer find utility in adhering to the laws and social mores that keep order.

Economic collapse is marked by the failure of existing systems - commerce, power, food/water/medicine, transportation, and security come to mind.

The collapse of a complex society is the catastrophic change to a lower level of complexity.

Collapse might occur due to:

• Ecological crisis