MIT Has Predicted that Society Will Collapse in 2040 | Economics Explained

in 1972 researchers at mit concluded that society was on track to collapse by the. year 2040. A follow-up study conducted by an analyst at kpmg found that we are ahead of schedule advanced human civilizations have existed for at best 10 000 years in that time many great empires rose from nothing and returned to nothing leaving behind little more than artifacts and crumbling architecture. Despite what most people might think based on their diet of cable news on the front page of reddit we are living through one of the most peaceful periods in human history ever. Even nations that have resentful hostilities bubbling away beneath the surface are more dependent on one another today. than even the closest of allies were back in the time of napoleon why get. hostile when you can get rich it sounds vapid but it's a good thing albeit. a fickle one comparing our modern global economy to even the greatest empires throughout history. is like comparing a jet engine to a donkey that's how far. ahead we are today but this is actually the problem. one tiny flaw in. its incredibly complex network of interdependent components could render the whole thing useless what's worse. is that it moves so fast and flies so high that even the slightest hiccup. becomes catastrophic most of us alive today and especially those of us sitting at home. watching internet videos on our smartphones would not know how to survive very long if. we didn't have food within a few weeks of each other. If i had the choice between my modern rented. two-bedroom apartment and a sprawling 15th century french palace with no air conditioning no plumbing. and no food that wouldn't give me cholera i would take the apartment 10 times. out of 10 and you are a fool if you wouldn't do the same the. best part is i haven't even mentioned war yet despite what mostPeople might think. based on the media's coverage of the world we are in the midst of a very peaceful period of time. If you are watching this video you have access to a source of knowledge that. scholars and kings could not have dreamt of just a hundred years ago the same. is true for other modern luxuries that we take for granted climate control worldwide travel. cheap and effective clothing medicine instantaneous communication water on tap and even little luxuries like being able to listen to your favorite song pretty much whenever. you feel like it a question i get asked a lot is who is the. richest person in history the answer elon musk or it was about a week ago. when he was worth more than 270 billion dollars that might have changed depending on depending on. when you actually watch this video oh but what about roc Rockefeller the rothschilds the romanovs. or even this monster moosa fella that people keep on bringing up what about them. sure they were rich for their time but their time was one of almost universal. poverty they couldn't dream of all the amenities that you think. nothing of. If  you are watching this video you have access to a source of knowledge that scholars and kings could not have dreamt of just a 100 years ago. You have access to a source of knowledge that. scholars and kings could not have dreamt-of just a hundred years ago the same is true for the same reason why are we still alive today that's why we have the internet and the internet is the most advanced technology in the world. It's not hyperbole to say that we live in a world that's more powerful than a donkey but it is less resilient than a jet engine is faster and more powerful than a donkey but it's less resilient than a Donkey. if you have access to the internet you have a better chance of surviving very long than a jumbo jet that's not hyperbole.