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Interlude LXXI – Drift | Slow Collapse, Cultural Decline, Life Direction, Decision Making, Jared Diamond, Zygmunt Bauman
In this interlude of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey examines one of the most overlooked forces shaping individual lives, relationships, organizations, and civilizations: drift.
Most people imagine collapse as a dramatic event.
A financial crash.
A divorce.
A public scandal.
A political revolution.
A health crisis.
Yet history suggests something far less theatrical. Many forms of collapse begin long before anyone recognizes them. Standards soften. Attention wanders. Priorities shift. Small compromises accumulate. Responsibilities are postponed. Course corrections are ignored…
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