What Jared Diamond thinks about optimism

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Geographer at the University of California, Los Angeles; author of Guns, Germs, and Steel (1997), Collapse (2005) and Upheaval (2019).

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2 dated positions, c. 2005 to 2008, in their own words. Our reading of what Jared Diamond has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 2 Jan 2008

   Our readingThe world's consumption problems can be solved if we choose to.

   Their wordsThe world has serious consumption problems, but we can solve them if we choose to do so.

   ↗What's Your Consumption Factor?edge.org

3. c. 2005

   Our readingAbout the world's future, cautious optimism is warranted

   Their wordsI'm a cautious optimist.

   ↗Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Viking, 2005)archive.org All 3 from this book