Discussion: Collapse

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**\* Shoes-Off Venue \* \*** This venue requires that you remove your outdoor footwear on arrival. **\* \* Feel free to bring food or drinks \* \*** **\* \* Participation is optional - you can join us to speak or to listen \* \*** We're living through a moment where a lot of the systems we've taken for granted feel less stable than they used to. Ecological warning signs pile up alongside a sense that our institutions, technologies, and economies are fraying at the edges—platforms getting worse instead of better, a widening gap between the wealthy and the rest of us, and a general feeling that things are harder to trust than they once were. It feels like everything is collapsing. This conversation is a chance to dig into some real questions: Which of these threads—environmental, economic, technological, demographic—feels most urgent to you, and why? Is "collapse" the right word for what's happening, or does it overstate (or understate) things? How much of this is genuinely new versus a pattern that's shown up before in history? And on a personal level: how do you hold this kind of awareness without either sliding into despair or numbing out entirely? Join us for fun, friendly and substantive discussion about the important topics of the day. All viewpoints are welcome for this friendly, moderated discussion. **How it Works** Everyone will be invited to share their opinion, share relevant facts and reasoning, and respond to the views of others. Our moderator will ensure that everyone has equal opportunity to speak and that dialogue will be kept respectful. All viewpoints are welcome. After the event, you are invited to stay for friendly, informal discussion if you wish. **Name and Pronoun Preferences** If you have specific pronoun preferences or any other requests to help ensure that you feel comfortable and respected, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the event organizer. Your needs and preferences are important to us, and we want to make sure our gathering

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