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-- Destruction doesn't come from war or revolution, it starts from under our feet.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What causes a civilization to collapse?
War? Epidemic? Economic collapse?<\/p>\n

History has told the story many times,
but these are merely the final symptoms.<\/p>\n

The true collapse of a civilization comes
after the soil collapses.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Civilization began with soil<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Civilization did not begin with cities.<\/p>\n

Neither with military or religious endeavors.<\/p>\n

Civilization arose wherever there was arable soil.<\/p>\n

Mesopotamia
Nile Basin
Indus
Yellow River<\/p>\n

All of these places
were blessed with fertile soil and a water cycle.<\/p>\n

Food surpluses were created,
populations grew,
specialized occupations were born,
and civilizations were established.<\/p>\n

In other words,
soil was the infrastructure of civilization.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Civilizations always \"use too much soil\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Civilization grows.
Population grows, cities expand, and production accelerates.<\/p>\n

Then, invariably, the same things happen:<\/p>\n

The expansion of monocultures<\/p>\n

Over-plowing<\/p>\n

Deforestation<\/p>\n

Over-irrigation<\/p>\n

At first, yields increase.<\/p>\n

But that success<\/p>\n

begins to deplete the soil.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The collapse proceeds silently<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The collapse of soil isn’t dramatic.<\/p>\n

– Organic matter decreases.
– Bacteria decrease.
– Water penetration becomes more limited.<\/p>\n

Yields don’t drop immediately.
So the problem is postponed.<\/p>\n

But after a certain point,
the time required to recover
exceeds the rate at which civilization can be maintained.<\/p>\n

At that moment,
civilization begins to collapse from within.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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War is not a cause but a consequence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Many civilizations are said to have perished due to war or invasion.<\/p>\n

However, in reality,
there are always signs of this happening beforehand.<\/p>\n

Food shortages
Rising prices
Widening inequality
Deteriorating security<\/p>\n

All of these are strongly linked to a decline in soil fertility.<\/p>\n

War is merely the “final adjustment” that occurs on damaged soil.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Modern civilization is no exception.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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In modern times,
technology and finance have masked this problem.<\/p>\n

– Chemical fertilizers
– Pesticides
– Global transportation
– Futures markets<\/p>\n

But these do not extend the life of the soil.<\/p>\n

If the soil collapses,
even the most advanced civilizations will suffer the same fate.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Lost perspective: \"Soil takes time to regenerate\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Civilization moves quickly.
Elections take years,
markets take seconds,
and technology is updated every few months.<\/p>\n

But soil is different.<\/p>\n

– It takes decades for 1 cm of topsoil to form.
– It takes several years for organic matter to recover.
– It takes even longer for the mycelium network to rebuild.<\/p>\n

A civilization that ignores these time differences
will always be able to make up for it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Hemp indicates a turning point<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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One crop emerges: hemp.<\/p>\n

Hemp is not a crop designed to prolong civilization.<\/p>\n

It’s a crop designed to restore the soil.<\/p>\n

The roots break down the soil.<\/p>\n

They attract fungi.<\/p>\n

They return water.<\/p>\n

They restart the cycle.<\/p>\n

This isn’t a choice for “continuing” civilization; it’s a gateway to rebuilding it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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There is only one condition for civilization to survive<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Civilizations
don’t perish because of their ideas.
They don’t perish because of their systems.
They perish when they ignore what’s right under their feet.<\/p>\n

A civilization that restores the soil will end.
A civilization that consumes the soil will end.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Civilization is born from the earth,
and crumbles from the earth.<\/p>\n

If we want to save civilization,
the thing we must save first is not the economy, technology, or politics.<\/p>\n

It is the earth.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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