The rich believe it’s time to be prepared for a societal collapse. While there isn’t a clear-cut declaration that we are in the midst of “societal collapse,” a high-profile UK professor is sounding the alarm that societal collapse isn’t just looming; it’s already started. These warnings by influential people in society are not the words of a paranoid recluse but those of a Professor of Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cumbria’s Department of Business, spoken back in 2019. He believed in 2017 that societal collapse would begin within a decade, potentially leading to widespread malnutrition, starvation, disease, and war. He stated in a 2017 paper that catastrophe is “probable” and extinction “possible.” He compares societal collapse to an iceberg that appears stable on the surface but is melting underneath. He argues that societal decline isn’t an overnight event but a gradual process, and it’s already influencing ‘normal life’ around the world. In some circles, people have been saying we ought to be preparing for a societal collapse for years now. However, others believe that the complex fall of human society has already started and is growing. Everything is interconnected; land degradation is a serious issue. Persistent damage caused by deforestation and contemporary agricultural practices that lead to soil erosion, reduced soil fertility, and disrupted water cycles. This, along with the warming planet, is already wreaking havoc on crops. The professor believes that biodiversity loss disrupts ecosystems, affecting agriculture and food security, intensifying climate change impacts, contributing to social instability and economic hardships, and serving as a key element in the early stages of societal collapse.
