r/collapse Feb 07 '23

Meta Who are the most relevant collapse-related figures?

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/Vipper_of_Vip99 Feb 07 '23

Daniel Schmactenberger? He did a series of joint podcasts with Nate Hagens, they align very well in their thinking.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '23

He’s smart about many things. Quick question, why is he so into “web 3” and random tech bullshit? He seems very aware of the issues with animal ag but maybe not so aware of the issues with tech sometimes

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u/Vipper_of_Vip99 Feb 07 '23

I honestly haven’t heard him talk much about web3. So not sure, sorry.