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What's it like to live through collapse?
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What's it like to live through collapse?

There's a middle ground between being wildly pessimistic and wildly optimistic.
Hersh
Apr 14, 2023
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Happy Friday, guys! This week’s podcast is a deep dive into John Michael Greer’s 2008 book The Long Descent. I did a text-only version of this a while back, so if you prefer reading to listening, find that here:

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