Fires rage in Los Angeles, and no one can put them out—a clear symbol of a civilization unable to solve even its most basic problems. Joseph A. Tainter's "The Collapse of Complex Societies" provides a framework to understand why this happens.
Civilizational collapse is no relic of the past or mere curiosity for court historians, whose interests often vee…
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