There are lots of ways to kill off a civilization. Wars, politics, economic collapse. But what are the actual mechanics? It might be a useful thing to know whether or not we are killing ourselves off. Ancient Rome is a good place to start. They had an advanced civilization . They had running water, sewers, flush toilets, concrete, roads, bridges,
My family moved to California in 1950, part of the post-WWII westward migration. My widowed mother, tired of Boston’s dreary winters, felt the westward pull. My eldest brother, a WWII Navy veteran, had heard good things about San Diego from sailors who had been stationed there during the war. So, California, here we come. I would like to think
Hay muchas maneras de matar a una civilización. Guerras, política, colapso económico. Pero, ¿cuáles son los mecanismos reales? Podría ser útil saber si nos estamos matando o no. La antigua Roma es un buen punto de partida. Tenían una civilización avanzada . Tenían agua corriente, alcantarillas, inodoros, concreto, caminos, puentes, presas, un
Mi familia se mudó a California en 1950, parte de la migración hacia el oeste después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Mi madre viuda, cansada de los lúgubres inviernos de Boston, sintió la atracción hacia el oeste. Mi hermano mayor, un veterano de la Armada de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, había oído cosas buenas sobre San Diego de marineros que habían
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