Is Civilization on the Brink of Collapse? 

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The art and animation are honestly some of the best, if not the best, I've ever seen. It looks cartoonish yet realistic, the nuclear explosions, ruined buildings, and cities are absolutely stunning. My favourite parts were <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="384">6:24</a>, <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="140">2:20</a>, and <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="90">1:30</a>.

I'm happy to learn that a mere four centuries after our horrible deaths from civilizational collapse, humanity might finally find life slightly more tolerable again before the cycle begins anew. Thank you Kurzgesagt!

Great video. It would have been nice to mention the Doomsday Vault in Norway, it is a DNA bank and seed bank, creating a catalog of all living beings and storing their genetic information so that in case of an apocalypse or mass extinction type scenario, we could restore extinct lifeforms and entire ecosystems. Kinda like a save file for today's living organism and for humanity too.

You guys make me feel less alone with your awareness towards thoughts like this. It's like my own local society doesn't show effort to betterment. Makes me want to escape before the worst can come.

Admittedly, watching this made me enjoy my evening meal even more, like it might be the last bit of decadence I ever experience...And I realise how incredibly lucky I am to even be in this position. Watching a video like this while lazing about on holiday. I like to think that I do what I can to help civilisation remain sustainable but oh boy do we have a hell of a task ahead of us. Considering what we've been through so far though, I believe in humanity to survive one way or another!

The chemistry in the group is . Everybody gets along and pulls each other up through adversity. Love this team.

if the question is "is civilization about to collapse?" then an answer of "don't worry, humanity will probably survive to rebuild over the following centuries" is maybe not the most reassuring answer.

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In summary, while the potential for collapse exists, it's important to consider the challenges and efforts being made to address them. It's also important to remember that collapse is not inevitable and that human resilience and innovation have helped us to overcome many challenges in the past.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="330">5:30</a> There was even a guy who was visiting Hiroshima on business when the bomb was dropped. He survived but because of the destruction it was 3 days before he could return home... To Nagasaki. He gut home just in time to survive the second atomic bombing in history. But the question remains, was he lucky to have survived 2 atomic bombings, or unlucky to be there when they happened. Tsutomu Yamaguchi passed away in 2010, at the age of 93.

With this situation I will always think of the scene from lilo and stitch where the green alien is using a view master and showing how life on earth is repeatedly almost entirely wiped out but they come back stronger every time. We are like cockroaches in that regard, and it's something I wish was tackled more in post apocalypse stories. I adore fallout and mad Max, but realistically there would be a vested interest in salvaging and recreating as much as we can, no matter how severe the collapse was. Ostensibly these stories should more parallel feudalism. Established powers which unite people against threats of bandits, etc.

I did buy What we owe the future in audiobookform and it is seriously a well written book with interesting concepts. It can definitely help to redefine one's assumptions about todays realities and the way you look at different parts of society.

"We just need to actually do it." If history has proven anything it's that societies never prepare for problems until they're already collapsing from them. EDIT: Since this got so much of a response I'll add to this - society goes through cycles. The people that solve the problems are the ones that had to live with the collapse and have no choice. Sadly we're seeing the death of a golden age as the system we're in can no longer adapt to the problems we face. I like Kurzgesagt's optimism, but systems either work or they don't. Every system works until it breaks because it cannot change and ours is no different. I hope I'm wrong but if we match the pattern of history I will not be.

"We have all the tools, all we need to do is to use them" if only the people with the money and power over industry were altruistic enough to help along, then we could solve so many problems right now. But then again, these people didn't get into these positions of power because they ever intended to be altruistic, they ended up there by stepping on and sacrificing other people and the environment. I just hope that all the little people in the world can collectively manage to make a change before it is too late, because the rich and powerful sure as hell won't.

You guys are awesome, placing some good vibes in the end despite the disaster presented so well in the video that could happen anytime. Thanks for the hope!

Playing The Fallen Eagle for CK3 really drove home how rough civilisational collapse is.

While I highly doubt we can change the world before society crumbles, the increased self awareness ad spreading of such this time at least makes me hopeful that we're on the right track to becoming more stable as the human race.

Okay, I've been looking on and studying this stuff about Society Collapsing for awhile cause I too, like many, freaked out about this information because if society were to collapse in 2040 I would be alive to witness it and its a horrible thought, and while yes, there is always a chance, I just wanna say some things for my fellow paranoid people to comfort you guys (once again, not saying its 100% chance it can be avoided, but the chances are higher to avoid it than fall to it) another quick note: this summary I made was originally posted on another video, Kurzgesagt is certainly much more hopeful in this video, im just supporting what he says in this comment technically, and yes, there are professionals that know better than me, but i'm just looking into how and why we can avoid it, not that we cant 1. Most studies and predictions from the 1970's are wrong, you'd be surprised how many are honestly and this is definitely one of them 2. There are plenty of options we have to stop this collapse 3. Just look around you idiot, your living in what is currently the peak of human invention, do you think we are willing to lose all of our progress? 4. If one place collapses, not all other places will, while for example if the entire USA collapsed, its allies would take a heavy hit but still could move on if they are most independent, like how the UK and Canada would likely be ok 5. Societies have collapsed during your lifetime already, surprised you haven't noticed it? these places that collapsed didn't even collapse to the bigger issues like Environmental Change or Overpopulation but more from poor choices of the Economy (didn't list any, but you can look them up) 6. We have something that previous civilizations didn't have, a governmental group dedicated or to be created for the cause of stopping this collapse 7. In the United States for example, its more likely for one or more Countries to collapse rather than just all of them at once. 8. Most of these studies and predictions for the topic are Theoretical, and these examinations take values like Population Increase, Deforestation and Other as a Constant value, which is not very effective because obviously in a real world scenario us humans would take action 9. These Government groups dedicated or currently inactive on these subjects are focused on stopping these outcomes, its their damn job, why do you think they would take minimal action or wait too late? 10. These studies from 1970 and other times which are mostly Theoretical compare examples with civilizations like Ancient Rome & Greece, but do I have to remind you that... They were ALWAYS at war with somebody? of course their civilizations fell, actually, most ancient civilizations fell primarily to constant war and the effects which came from constant war, why would you compare our (mostly) neutral world to societies which had to adapt to war and sometimes even prioritized war? 11. Our Societies are already as you read this slowly taking into affect the precautions necessary to avoid collapse, and yes, we cant wait until the last minute, but these precautions take time 12. In our age, we have the benefit of inventions, we have the ability to use technology to our advantage now for fixing the environment or other issues 13. Fun Fact: The Collapse of a Civilization or Society is typically a Worst Case Scenario, like, Murphy's Law Worst Case, for some places, worst case isn't even Collapse 14. While yes, overpopulation is a big issue, a bigger population also equals more innovation there's some other things I could list in the future and might edit this post again, once again, I'm not Guaranteeing we can avoid collapse, its guaranteed that eventually our civilizations will collapse, they always have and always will until earth dies out, but we have advantages previous societies didn't. And yeah, there is evidence which adds to the idea of collapse coming sooner, but still this short paragraph is for those who were like me when they heard this news, and were afraid Its possible you can contribute further to this cause of delaying collapse even further, donate to charities supporting this cause, adopt a child rather than having a biological off-spring, or maybe even pick a career which fights against collapse if your so dedicated, but just know that there's always hope, and hey, if I'm wrong then I'll see you in the wasteland (Also, Collapse does not = End of the world) (I didn't proof read this, so some grammar may be wrong or I might of repeated some facts)

I think this video needs a title change. It doesn't answer if we're on the brink of collapse at all. It simply talks about how civilization would recover if it does collapse.

This is a much needed video considering the present situation we are in. I pray that we can all grasp the urgent need to have a world where we respect each other for our very differences.

Amazing video really helpful in providing a reality check of possibilities and provide the need for preparation. Please can you guys help us by researching and making a video on little details on the steps to how to recover from the collapse I am always thankful for the amazing research that you guys do and the topics you guys talk about Thank you

I often suffer really bad existential crises and panic attacks over being afraid of death.. popping over to this channel really helps to sooth that feeling when I need it :)

The one about saving a lot of readily available coal for an emergency is a really good idea.

I wonder if you guys will ever research into games. The genres, what makes it interesting to people, why is it stimulating, it's history in human behaviour and pros and cons. I think it would be an interesting topic (This idea came about because I spotted an Amongus lol)

as always I absolutely loved this video, but just personally I feel like it more answered “can civilization recover from a collapse” than “how likely is it for civilization to collapse?” Cuz honestly im worried more about the latter

I just looked at the amount of subs this channel has and it’s insane. I somehow found this channel like 7 years ago. The first video I watched was the first Fermi paradox video when it was released. I was like 7 or 8 at the time and I’ve been watching since, I’ve always loved science and this has been one of my favorite TRvid channels for a long time.

The answer I got from this is: depending on circumstances we might have a civilization crash, but that doesn't mean that all life and technology would be lost. We would continue to thrive and make technological advances that would further generations of human life.

The only thing that matters is building a strong community through compassion, loyalty, and empathy. That’s the only way humanity truly survives from whatever will happen.

Thank you Kurzgesagt, You have brought me back from my lowest of lows and have helped me along the way throughout my life, I've been watching you for over 2 years now and I enjoy the content, so thank you Kurzgesagt you will always have a place in my heart.

great video! Well put together. Quick question. Your measurement for the lifespan of a civilization. How was that measured?

The past couple of years has really given me this sense that the world is more unstable than just a few years ago. Maybe we aren't facing extinction, but it does feel like there is a real chance of civilization stumbling. I hope that is just a worst case scenario. But I can't help but feel a tension, a sense of fear.

I love this channel. But to say that the Black Death is the last time we saw a pandemic decimate a civilization is, I suppose, accurate, if we decide to never think about Smallpox and the Americas.

*<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="519">8:39</a>* This honestly just gives humanity more of a reason to not be completely reliant on digital information and to still use books as an ''Emergency societal collapse undoer™.''

The problem isn’t that society might collapse it’s that a large portion of the population looks forward to it

Will you guys do a video focusing on the topic of biofuels? I've heard about it a few times and I'd love to know more about it. you guys explain things so well. ☺️

I don't think we're at the brink of collapse, but I think we're nearing a point where the human capacity to model future possibilities has become futile.

I'm not worried about whether civilization can recover, I'm worried about having to recover. I'm personally not that keen on experiencing civilizational collapse, and knowing that those who make it through will rebuild doesn't really change that. The bronze age collapse is a curious bit of history to us, but to the people living through it, it might as well have been the end of the world. In relation to the bronze age collapse, I'm one of the people learning about it via unfathomable technologies 3000 years later, but in relation to whatever happens in our time, collapse or no, I'm that bronze age rando who would much rather have reliable access to food and not have to go to war.

No science class has or ever will teach me as much or even more than what this man has taught me through his videos

Thank you for this video, we see it today everywhere - war, disease and famine. This video has given me hope again that humanity can still improve after an apocalypse.

I think it's harder for us to recover from a collapse now then before the industrial revolution. Also now that we are so connected I think a global collapse is much more likely then local ones

I like to think that the capacity for kindness lies at the heart of humanity. We're born with it. It doesn't need to be rediscovered or invented. As a species, we can't survive childhood without care and nurture, and we are inherently inquisitive and creative. Humanity will constantly challenge environments that lacks what is worth living for till the day we are no more. May the day never come.

He's really good at making medieval and classical looking characters or buildings. Maybe he should make some history videos?

As an electrician I get overwhelmed with work after a simple thunderstorm.. I couldn't imagine how stressed out I would be trying to rebuild society (assuming I live through the collapse)

Would love a deeper dive video on why/how the Roman civilization collapsed, and a deeper dive into what we can do to rebound faster. Eg how to recover computers and digital information if we stop being able to understand it.

the idea of surviving with information from the world's libraries is very comforting. i know it's not gonna be easy (if ever, hope not), but it's a nice thought.

My main worry is how society after something like a strong solar flare would deal with something that destroys most electronics. Alot of transistors and integreated circuits are made from machinery controlled by eletronics. In the 70s there were still physical stencils with layouts from ICs, but I doubt that is still used today. I work in electronics manufacturing, and evening the supply-chain disruptments are still in 2022 causing much chaos for us, even though nothing was physically destroyed. If a very strong solar flare would destroy manufacturing files for ICs and transistors, we would be back at 1960 hand-doped Ge transistors all of a sudden as far I know.

I'm absolutely confused beyond belief how thoroughly it was engrained in my head there was an overpopulation problem when I was growing up. Of Course, looking beyond nuances, it seems we are actually under populated.

Fun fact: there aren’t enough natural resources left to jumpstart a second Industrial Revolution so if society collapse we’ll be at a level of medieval tech for the rest of our existence

It's harrowing how we've gone from "hey, humanity is doing all kinds of things to help secure our future, its not all bad!" to "hey, not all of us will die, we're like cockroaches!" I appreciate these videos and the message they try and give us but damn I hate that our potential futures look so grim now.

Man, this does make me think about humanity as a whole; I should not have watched this before going to sleep. But if we can pull through a disaster like this, despite the odds, that's a bit reassuring. And we get to keep our big veggies including potatoes (and french fries!!), it could be worse :v

I realize that it doesn't play into many of the scenarios you presented, but it's interesting that you tackled a topic like this without referencing Tainters Collapse of Complex Societies.

love your videos! always masterpieces 🔥

Complex systems are much more prone to collapse than simple ones, so collapse is seemingly inevitable. But really the bigger problem is how successful we are as a species; so successful that we’re going to consume all our resources and destroy the environment

In certain readings of history, Persia was the superpower of the time with Rome overpowering them in brief periods.

“Humanity is like a teenager, speeding around drunk corners, blind without a seatbelt.” What an outstanding way to describe the rapid growth of humankind.

Ah, I love how they manage to harness existential dread for new merch announcements. Thanks for the intriguing video, as usual!

i feel like if humanity went extinct and we could choose which one thing to leave behind for any alien civilizations to find one day, we'd choose this channel

I like how this speaks about civilization like it's an independent entity and not people. We're letting a powerful few screw over everyone else. We're not worried about "humanity surviving" this mass extinction. We're worried about our lives getting worse and ending horribly. This is such a good example of intelligence missing the point 😂

Absolutely love this perspective. Well done 👏🏼

Great video! Like many things, empires come empires go. It is how well empires did, for how long and at what expense, that empires are measured. All for: Glory, conquest, richs, bragging rights, CHEAP LUXURY AND EXOTIC GOODS AT EVERYONE ELSES EXPENSE... For the masses to live more like the privilaged few!

Interesting that you guys didn't mention the Bronze Age Collapse, which is often the event that many people point to as the defining societal collapse. However, even the Bronze Age Collapse didn't entirely erase civilization, as major civilizations like Assyria, Egypt, and Babylonia were able to weather the storm and survive into classical times. I think the collapse of the Roman Empire was simplified here, because while the empire in Italy itself fell, the eastern half of the empire survived, all the way until 1453, and Italy, Spain, France, England, and North Africa were taken over by new kingdoms of Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, Anglo-Saxons, and Vandals rather than falling into total societal collapse. In fact, Italy in particular would see a resurgence under king Theodoric the Great. If anything, it was the Byzantines' invasion and reconquest of Italy that actually caused the bigger societal collapse than the fall of Rome itself.

"We could still use modern agricultural products..." Unfortunately, most plant's like Maize etc. are genetically modified to be sterile. This way companies producing the seed can keep their business. You can't take the corncob from your local supermarket, plant the seeds and grow your own. If you want to plant corn, you have to buy seeds from the seed producers for every planting. Getting a traditional re-plantable seeds is difficult, and they are severely inferior to the sterilized, highly modified versions. And when it comes to agriculture - working in there doesn't mean understanding or knowing anything. Just like with everything, division of labor hit agriculture as well. You have planners and consultants on what crops to plant where and in which quantities, you have waterworks specialists etc. The moment our civilization would collapse very few people would know how to produce food, and even fewer would have something to plant. Most "key" produce would disappear. Forget about wheat or corn. That is gone.

This is why becoming a prepper and learning as many practical skills for becoming self sufficient is my end goal. Learning the skills to survive and thrive is what my kids and I do

This reminded me of the short story I saw on tictok, where aliens were there kind of helping the humans in Egyptian times, until eventually they decided to leave, after coming back in like 5000 years, they realized how terrifyingly quickly we proceeded evolution, to the point where an 80000 year experience for them was merely a couple thousand to even hundred for us, and how strong we already are, saying in the next 500 years we may even be an intergalactic species more powerful then them, this story gave me goosebumps.

“Humanity is like a teenager speeding around blind corners drunk and without a seatbelt” -Kurzgesagt

Reminds me of Hari Seldon coming up with Psychohistory in the Foundation series by Isaac Ssimov. Not trying to prevent the collapse of civilization, but to minimize its duration and damage in order for a new civilization to arise from the ashes as soon as possible. Of course Psychohistory is pure sci-fi (for now) but it's definitely one of the most interesting ideas I've encountered in sci-fi.

Hey! Can you do a video on demensions? Like 2-D , 3-D and so on. I love your videos and learn a lot from them- and would love your rendition of this topic!

I want to appreciate the massive optimism you possess. You may make a video on the topic of whether too much optimism do good or harm :3

Biggest risk i worry about is a major solar storm lasting for days and frying much of the worlds infrastructure. No electricity for months and maybe years and in the meantime no running water, no fridges, no communication, and transport would largely collapse too because you need electrify to pump fuel and know where to get it from.

In the theory of time travel, we worry about doing some small thing and massively affecting the future, but nobody seems to maintain that awareness in the present.

To the comments expressing concern that it takes centuries to rebuild: That's -good- news and if we learned anything from past civilisations I think the best thing we can do is help speed that process by building monolites of knowledge. Our ancestors did so through ancient structures that followed the path of the stars, we have the material and knowledge to forge a much more complex and lasting monument where we can store all that we factually know about math, chemistry, biology and so much more.

I feel like there is alot of reasons the current civilization as we know it would have collapse. We have so many things against us at this moment, but at the same time, maybe it's just our perspective. Nowdays we receive so much information in a single day, that perhaps our situation isn't much diferent than older civilizations, we're just more aware of whats going on in the world. I don't really think our brains are used to that much information yet.

Humanity is such a resilient creature that I think we are too stubborn to just die off. As this video points out that we can really recover from some pretty messed up things; all considered, I think our generation is screwed, but our children will live on. I hate being so optimistic considering all the thing that could wrong, but in the end we fight, and fighting is something we have gotten good at. So ladies and gents, as we say to death, not today...

I feel like the video completely ignores the question it asked. When talking about civilization collapse it seems much more important to look at "motivations" to end humanity rather than our ability to do so. Cause technically we could all just commit suicide and end civilization at any point in history. The video should tackle our progress on climate change, wealth inequality, how well we are keeping international tensions down, how well we are uplifting people from poverty etc. Though I imagine that'd be a too depressing video and also a bit uncomfortable for many who can not divorce their identity from the actions of their home country.

For me the existential dread comes from the possibility that current civilisation survives intact, not the collapse. Been seeing signs of collapse for 30 odd years. The Roman Empire has a lot to answer for. They set the stage for the Empires of Europe to become the devastating force they were. Colonialism, slavery, brutality during fanaticism can all be found to have stemmed from the Roman Empire. If we were to start again, how many of those atrocities would we repeat? Without a fundamental rethink about what good civilisation and a new basis for it, we will just repeat all the bad things as well as any good. My existential dread comes from a continuation not a collapse where a restart can happen.

Wow, the animation of kurzgesagt has become so amazing, one of the best out there. Such a big difference compared to the first videos :D

A Chinese style 1 child policy might actually be the best thing we have available. It's not nice to take people's rights to have kids away but if things become urgent in the near future due to an increase in the population combined with rising sea levels then it would at least be a way to address the problem without having to resort to more extreme methods that cause horrible deaths or long term suffering. Prevention is better than cure.

Beautifully animated as always. What I don't like is how you avoid the very question that is asked in the title of the video. Instead of looking at possible signs of a looming collapse you skip right ahead to the rebuilding phase. This is probably trying to put a hopeful, positive spin on things but it basically accepts collapse as a reality as if it has already happened. Which, sadly, makes the title seem like click bait.

I remember watching a bit of very alarming stuff, like documenteries, about the climate and such in school, which kinda messed with me and made me really worried and sad and just feel not good, it feels good to hear optimistic stuff like this though, its just good, thanks.

I feel like the title question was avoided and instead we were given insight into "comforting" historical trends about life after the collapse, if you and your family are the ones under the bomb then it is no longer relevant to you how many centuries it takes to build a city there again. Despite trends in past civilizational collapses, we are in the present where we are presently living in a globally unsustainable manner where we are pushing our luck and hoping for the best. I give us about 8 more years.

Not sure why just the Middle Kingdom's era is being accounted for in Egypt's ancient history 🤔 Egypt had a civilization that spanned 3,000 years... other sources say 27 centuries. Either way, that is significantly longer than any of the empires listed in this video and worth noting 🙃 Edit: Now that I think about it, not sure why some of the ancient Indus Valley civilizations weren't mentioned either. Several reached or exceeded 1,000 years in duration before collapse.

I think the most important thing to find are open source projects, so we should back them up so when this happens, we just compile the source code for Linux, android, chromium, and even the blueprints for risc-5, and we will advance super fast!

In many ways the Roman empire didn't "collapse". It transitioned gradually to another form, with new leaders and dynamics, following a long melting-pot. For instance, the institutions evolved by including germanic features, but in many parts of the 'limes' that was already the case. The roman authority then had nothing to do with what existed in 200AD, it just was something completely different in itself, much closer to what was about to follow during the early middle ages. It is a common misconception to see the fall of Rome as the collapse of an empire but : all chronicles show It was a non-evenment at that time. The city of rome had already become just a local city, and It was not the first time that It was burnt and pillaged. the big thing at that time was the germanic kings that were building a continuity of power in gauls, italy, aquitaine, iberia and africa, keeping most of what existed there in place (church network, institutions, commerce, law). The trick is to see the official start and and dates of empires as acceleration moments of history, not as proper birth or collapse points. History is never that neat. It just doesn't Work that way. If you're interested in that time period and in a deeper way to apprehend history, you can read what the historien Bruno Dumézil wrote about early middle ages. I don't know if it's been translated to english yet though.

Seeing the lil' Crewmate at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="146">2:26</a> was a nice surprise :D Thank you for the video, beautiful and thoughtful as always. 💙

Very interesting video; keep up the great work!

I appreciate the analysis of how to prepare for collapse, while the narrative you're presenting is a little defeatist. It transports an "it's already too late" attitude, while it's at least not obvious that we couldn't prevent collapse. On the other hand, it's the colossal task to find solutions and they are either not there or very hard to find. A little bit encouragement and at least the mentioning that it might be valuable to work on solutions to prevent collapse seems adequate!

I think we worry about collapse far more then the likelihood of it actually happening and it simply causes fearmongering in a situation that arguably isn't anywhere as bad as we like to pretend it is. covid was one of the largest pandemics in modern history but the comeback from that is already happening only after about 3 years and no where near as many people have died to it then the Spanish flu. Even then Covid for the vast majority of people was more of a nuisance rather then a society ending plague and the biggest issue we've had was countering all the idiots trying to ignore the problem rather then fix it. Example a large amount of the USAs issues with dealing with the outbreak is rested on the Trump administrations decision to gut the system already set in place to deal with pandemics made during former presidencies. I think the main difference between our possible "collapse" and ancient collapse is that we simple have infinitely more means to catch ourselves early and supplement our issues more then past civilizations due to global trade and aid programs among other things

Sadly, I think what we're seeing with the crisis in Europe - that they've adopted well-intentioned policies with the effect of making business and energy so expensive as to make industry uneconomic that they've set themselves on a path to eventual collapse through economic means rather than bombs or wars. And that's a Western problem. China, for all their issues, still prioritize competitiveness in the global industrial complex. The problem is that if Western societies become victims of their own virtue-signaling, it won't be democratic countries that rise from the ashes. It will be countries like China that step into the void with their autocratic regimes. And without Western opposition, it could be a near complete end of free society.

So basically, dont worry, we'll live miserable lives and suffer horrible deaths but people we dont know or care about in the future will build civilization again 😇 thanks kurzgesagt, what would we do without you 💞

I have no doubt that a new sort of civilization could emerge after a collapse. But still, the problem is what happens to us before there's a new civilization that emerges. I'd like not to spent the end of my life scavaging for food because our current lifestyle is not sustainable...

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="533">8:53</a> Not to mention we already have an emergency “apocalypse seed bank” that stores millions of seeds for a post-collapse civilization.

I love that this channel is in several languages, it is a great help to learn English and French.

You know what is great saying we should do something and knowing you don't have a solution while knowing it is impossible.

In a sense Rome survived until 1453. The Eastern part kept all these institutions and laws and adapted them to the changing times of the middle ages. A unique example of resilience for the world history.

Imagine a civilization-building game (Or sid Meiers Civilization-type game) was made with Kurzgesagt art? I would pay to play that game...

"Without civilization, most people would not have been born" -- that's why there were so few humans before 1991. Thank Sid Meier for saving us.

Man can we appreciate the effort in these animations they are so good

the best part about these videos is that there is always some sort of "dont be scared, here's some cool stuff" at the end so this doesnt stay on your mind as existential dread forever

8.8 million views in 7 month. Just shows the depth of concern these days by many over where humanity is heading in the future. Are we all overreacting or is it as bad as we believe it's getting?! Very intriguing.