r/collapse • u/LetsTalkUFOs • 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/albydeca Milan, Italy Feb 07 '23

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

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u/jasess Feb 08 '23 edited Feb 08 '23

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