MIT Predicted the Collapse of Today's Society in 1972. And We're Right On Track.

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MIT Predicted the Collapse of Today's Society in 1972. And We're Right On Track.
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MIT's 1972 World3 model was strikingly accurate, based on modern data. 🧐 engineering

The 1972 model, called World3, was created in the '70s using empirical data, and it was published in a book called 'Limits to Growth'.

. The Director Advisory performed the research as part of her Master's thesis at Harvard University. The new analysis examined data related to population, fertility rates, mortality rates, industrial output, food production, services, non-renewable resources, persistent pollution, human welfare, and ecological footprint.

"A deliberate trajectory change brought about by society turning toward another goal than growth is still possible. The LtG work implies that this window of opportunity is closing fast," Herrington's paper reads., predicted a future in which society slowly and knowingly ground its way towards a societal collapse, brought on by climate change, pandemics, and other factors.

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