guac: "MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New Research Shows We’re on Schedule. https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3xw3x/new-research-vindicates-1972-mit-prediction-that-society-will-collapse-soon"

MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New Research Shows We’re on Schedule. vice.com/en/article/...

publisher

vice

date published

Wednesday July 14th, 2021

author

Nafeez Ahmed

summary

A 1972 MIT study predicted that rapid economic growth would lead to societal collapse in the mid 21st century. A new paper shows we’re unfortunately right on schedule.