Re:Death of the Department Store
by digitaltrees on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @11:42AM
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I think the point of the op was that the size of systemic shocks increases to the point where societal collapse is inevitable. Centralization decreases resilience and at a certain point the system can’t handle the standard changes the system will experience.
Re:Death of the Department Store
by jollyllama on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @11:55AM
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For a certain interpretation this was also true of the old society. The definition of "too far" is subjective.
Re:Death of the Department Store
by cooper_ganglia on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @10:49AM
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The humans in WALL-E didn't move too far, either...
Re:Death of the Department Store
by thehappypm on Wednesday September 25, 2024 @12:31PM
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People are more mobile than ever. Everyone is flocking to big cities.
A society. The old society. To be replaced by a new society that doesn't work like the old one.
The new society is evolving towards humans that behave like frogs: They're born in a certain area and don't roam too far from that original spot because everything they could ever want is available at their fingertips or only a hop away.
To be fair, this is the primary factor why frogs (anura) have "survived" with few changes for about 250 million years. Innumerable creatures have come and gone in that time yet frogs are still around. Not a bad evolutionary strategy if you ask me.