THE EXTINCTION REBELLION OF 1962

Back when 'an existential threat'  meant 15,000 hydrogen bombs, and 'Put a Tiger in your Tank' , rather than 'Climate Crisis' was the advertising slogan of the day, there were already people inclined to" largely agree" with the latest And Then There's Physics post:

Societal collapse

Posted on December 14, 2020 by ...and Then There's Physics

A couple of days ago, a letter was signed by a group of academics suggesting that

People who care about environmental and humanitarian issues should not be discouraged from discussing the risks of societal disruption or collapse.

I largely agree with this and it is certainly an improvement on suggestions that climate-induced societal collapse is now inevitable in the near term. I think we should be willing to discuss worst-case scenarios so as to, ideally, avoid them.

THOUGH BEYOND THE FRINGE DEBUTED  ON THE HEELS OF THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS , ITS  PRODUCERS THOUGHT RECENT  PROPHETS OF DOOM WHO  FAIL TO  DELIVER AS SATIRE-WORTHY AS VICTORIAN PREDECESSORS, THE MILLERITES:

        THE END OF THE WORLD ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE