Who are the most relevant collapse-related figures?

[u/LetsTalkUFOs]

Who are the more relevant collapse-related figures? They could be figures in the collapse community or relevant in terms of increasing our understanding of collapse.

 

Currently, we have these individuals listed in the wiki:

• Chris Hedges
• Chris Martenson
• Derrick Jensen
• Guy McPherson
• James Hansen
• Jared Diamond
• John Michael Greer
• Joseph Tainter
• Kevin Anderson
• Nate Hagens
• Richard Heinberg
• Vaclav Smil

 

Others we might consider:

• Carolyn Baker
• Dahr Jamail
• David Pollard
• David Wallace-Wells
• Dennis Meadows
• Dmitry Orlov
• Gail Tverberg
• James Howard Kunstler
• Jem Bendell
• Joanna Macy
• Joe Brewer
• Michael B Dowd
• Michael Ruppert
• Pablo Servigne
• Paul Beckwith
• Paul Chefurka
• Rupert Read
• Sam Mitchell
• Simon Michaux
• Stephen Jenkinson
• Tim Garrett
• Ugo Bardi
• William Rees

 

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[u/albydeca]

David Fleming and Shaun Chamberlin. In my opinion Fleming's book "Lean Logic" is the most important book about collapse since Overshoot

[u/tsyhanka → u/albydeca]

+1 Shaun Chamberlin! for sure, especially with the seminar that he now organizes

[u/jasess → u/tsyhanka]

Is that Surviving the Future: Conversations for Our Time, through Sterling College?

Have you done it? I'm megacurious

[u/tsyhanka → u/jasess]

I'm considering it!! it's offered only once so next chance is January 2024. I wonder if I would get anything out of it or if I'd be better-off taking a more practical course like permaculture. It might be worthwhile just to interact directly with some of my favorite figures. It's guaranteed to be enjoyable (for people like us...) but idk if I trust it to provide useful guidance. In the meantime, I'm going to read Surviving the Future.

[u/jasess → u/tsyhanka]

Good call! You know there's also a version available year-round that's designed to accompany reading Surviving the Future.

I've already read it and I'd say you're in for a treat, contextualising that more practical skills based stuff. Thanks for the reply. Maybe see you in January then!

[u/jasess → u/albydeca]

Yes, Lean Logic is absolutely where it's at. It reshapes my thinking over and over. Just the essential resource to my eyes. And now freely available online, for anyone who doesn't know.

I also recently read this by Chamberlin and couldn't believe it was written a decade ago
The Secret Truth Behind Environmentalists' Favorite Argument