{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64e11b3fcc399200115010f0/64e11b451046b40011f359de?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 2: Complex Society","description":"<p>The complex state of our society makes us especially vulnerable to collapse. As a result of building this system, we each rely on it to keep us alive and have therefore lost our independence.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode we answer the question of what it means to be complex, and why it is so dangerous.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.britannica.com/story/history-of-technology-timeline\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Timeline of Human Technological Advancement</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_society#:~:text=A%20complex%20society%20is%20characterized,and%20a%20division%20of%20labor.&amp;text=Large%20scale%20agricultural%20development%2C%20which,Organized%20political%20structure.\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What Makes a Society Complex?</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.resilience.org/stories/2019-01-24/why-do-societies-collapse-diminishing-returns-are-a-key-factor-a-new-study-says/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Diminishing Returns of Technological Advancement</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.empcommission.org/docs/A2473-EMP_Commission-7MB.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">EMP Report</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6swMZbfhOc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Coronavirus and the Supply Chain</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/collapsepod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Support the show</a></p>","author_name":"Kory & Kellan"}