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It was described as a book about what's coming. It was written because empires leave nothing but deserts in their wake, and the exact quote was that empires make a desert and call it peace. The book is available for free online and is considered influential.
desert is a book that's available for free online about what's coming
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Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 12
It was described as a book about what's coming. It was written because empires leave nothing but deserts in their wake, and the exact quote was that empires make a desert and call it peace. The book is available for free online and is considered influential.
desert is a book that's available for free online about what's coming
It's titled desert because of an old quote about how empires Leave nothing but deserts in their wake basically like that's it's it's just like a thing that that uh empire I think the exact quote is like empires make a desert and call it peace.
Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 12
The book discusses the future of the world under climate change and argues against the idea of collapse. It emphasizes the slow dissolution of resources and environments rather than a sudden, dramatic event.
For those of you listening at home who haven't heard of Desert, Desert is a book that's available for free online about what's coming. It's titled Desert because of an old quote about how empires leave nothing but deserts in their wake basically.
I think the exact quote is like empires make a desert and call it peace.
It's basically discussing the fact like not just literal desertification but like that that's more of a better picture of like our future under climate change than kind of these Mad Max dreams, this like slow dissolution of resources and environments. And that that's kind of the - yeah.
It's a good book. You can read it yourself and it's quite influential online.
But I find it really frustrating because especially on the online left, there's people who treat Desert like the gospel or at least they say they do. But they're actually extreme doomers who fetishize collapse. And they're like, oh, everything's hopeless. Read Desert. But then you read Desert and you're like, no. Desert is like explicitly anti-collapse. It's saying collapse isn't going to happen. Collapse is a fantasy you tell yourself to keep you going.
Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 12
The book, Desert, is titled as such because of an old quote about empires leaving nothing but deserts in their wake. It talks about a slow dissolution of resources and environments and that it's a better picture of our future under climate change than these Mad Max dreams. It is available for free online and is quite influential.
And for those of you listening at home who haven't heard of Desert, Desert is a book that's available for free online about what's coming. It's titled Desert because of an old quote about how empires leave nothing but deserts in their wake basically.
Like it's just like a thing that - I think the exact quote is like empires make a desert and call it peace.
And it's basically discussing the fact like not just literal desertification but like that that's more of a better picture of like our future under climate change than kind of these Mad Max dreams.
Yeah, it's a good book. You can read it yourself and it's quite influential online.
Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 12
The book, "Desert", is about the future under climate change and addresses the idea that collapse is a fantasy. It describes a slow dissolution of resources and environments, not a sudden Mad Max-style world.
This is something that actually the book "Desert" addresses fairly well.
Yeah, but then you but then you But you read "Desert".
No "Desert" is like explicitly anti-collapse saying collapse isn't going to happen collapse is a fantasy you tell yourself To keep you going.
It's titled "Desert" because of an old quote about how empires Leave nothing but deserts in their wake basically like that's it's it's just like a thing that that uh empire I think the exact quote is like empires make a desert and call it peace.
Yeah, it's it's a good book. You can read it yourself and it's it's quite influential online um, but yeah as as garrison pointed out there are people who kind of Take it in a direction that I don't believe the authors I mean clearly the authors didn't mean because they directly called out that kind of thinking.
Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 12
The book discussed the reality of climate change and how it is different from the apocalyptic vision many people have. It challenged the idea of collapse being inevitable and advocated for action to address the issue.
And for those of you listening at home who haven't heard of Desert, Desert is a book that's available for free online about what's coming. It's titled Desert because of an old quote about how empires leave nothing but deserts in their wake basically.
It's just like a thing that - I think the exact quote is like empires make a desert and call it peace.
But then you read Desert and you're like, no. Desert is like explicitly anti-collapse. It's saying collapse isn't going to happen. Collapse is a fantasy you tell yourself to keep you going.
But I find it really frustrating because especially on the online left, there's people who treat Desert like the gospel or at least they say they do. But they're actually extreme doomers who fetishize collapse.
I find it frustrating because especially on the online left, there's people who treat Desert like the gospel or at least they say they do. But they're actually extreme doomers who fetishize collapse. And they're like, oh, everything's hopeless. Read Desert.
Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 12
The book "Desert" is about the slow dissolution of resources and environments, and the authors argue that collapse isn't going to happen, but rather a slow decline. The book is available for free online and discusses the fact that desertification and the decline of resources is more likely than a sudden global devolution into madness like in the movie "Mad Max."
And for those of you listening at home who haven't heard of Desert, Desert is a book that's available for free online about what's coming.
It's titled Desert because of an old quote about how empires leave nothing but deserts in their wake basically.
Like it's just like a thing that - I think the exact quote is like empires make a desert and call it peace.
And it's basically discussing the fact like not just literal desertification but like that that's more of a better picture of like our future under climate change than kind of these Mad Max dreams.
This like slow dissolution of resources and environments and that that's kind of the - yeah, it's a good book. You can read it yourself and it's quite influential online.
Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 12
It's a book that was available online for free about what's coming. It is titled "Desert" after a quote about how empires leave nothing but deserts in their wake.
Desert is a book that's available for free online about what's coming.
It's titled Desert because of an old quote about how empires leave nothing but deserts in their wake basically.
I think the exact quote is like empires make a desert and call it peace.
But they're actually extreme doomers who fetishize collapse.
Desert is like explicitly anti-collapse.
Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 12
It was said to be about what's coming and uses a quote about empires leaving nothing but deserts in their wake to explain the slow dissolution of resources and environments under climate change. It was described as a good book and quite influential online.
And for those of you listening at home who haven't heard of Desert, Desert is a book that's available for free online about what's coming. It's titled Desert because of an old quote about how empires leave nothing but deserts in their wake basically.
Like it's just like a thing that - I think the exact quote is like empires make a desert and call it peace.
And it's basically discussing the fact like not just literal desertification but like that that's more of a better picture of like our future under climate change than kind of these Mad Max dreams.
This like slow dissolution of resources and environments and that that's kind of the - yeah, it's a good book.
You can read it yourself and it's quite influential online.
