A powerful read in the Guardian on the history of societal collapse. A Cambridge researcher's 5,000-year analysis concludes that extreme inequality driven by elites is the primary driver.

The warning: "self-termination is most likely" for our interconnected global system.
The solution: genuine democracy & ending elite capture.

This is exactly the challenge our #10BillionFuture project aims to address.

#History #Politics #Inequality #ExistentialRisk

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/02/self-termination-history-and-future-of-societal-collapse