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Is human civilization fatally flawed?

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Civilization is something that we all take for granted, but it's actually a very new development in both the history of our species, and more generally of life on Earth. For billions of years, living organisms had to make do with the resources that were available in their immediate vicinity. But the creation of more advanced technologies by our species, particularly those that harness the power of fossil fuels, has forever altered that dynamic.

In this video, we take a closer look at the concept of human civilization. What effects have our civilizations had on the planet throughout history, and what can we expect in the future? Could the ideas of anarcho-primitivism help us answer some of these questions? Let's find out.


🕒 Timestamps:

00:00 - Are we happy?
01:30 - The underbelly of modern society
03:01 - Transition from hunting and gathering
04:15 - Carrying capacity
04:57 - Defining civilization
06:43 - Problems inherent to civilization
09:56 - Modern hunter-gatherer groups
10:56 - "Egalitarian Societies" by James Woodburn
16:39 - Civilization seeks infinite growth
17:16 - Who killed the Colorado River? (PBS Terra)
19:54 - Anarcho-primitivism
21:20 - Can technology save us?
21:45 - Jevons paradox
24:20 - Does anarcho-primitivism make sense?
25:10 - What can we do as individuals?
26:16 - William E. Rees on overshoot


✍️ Resource Links:

"Egalitarian Societies" by James Woodburn: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2801707

"The Coal Question" by William Stanley Jevons: https://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/je...

Our World In Data (statistical charts and graphs): https://ourworldindata.org/