[D66] [JD: 150] MIT Predicts That Society Will Collapse in 1972: Updated, Economic Devastation of Century on Schedule

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  MIT Predicts That Society Will Collapse in 1972: Updated, Economic
  Devastation of Century on Schedule

Ron Jefferson
4-5 minutes
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In 1972, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, also known as the
prestigious MIT, predicted an impending societal collapse that will
occur in the 21st century. A recent study has examined the update and
confirmed that we are on schedule.


    Update on the 1972 MIT's World3 Model

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The 1972 prediction, also called the system dynamics model, is a
decade-old warning that consists of the various factors and risks of
industrial civilization collapse. The system dynamics model was
published by the Club of Rome and shows comprehensive data about the
limits to growth or LTG. Limits to growth are the factors that will lead
our society and industrialization into collapse due to non-renewable
resource exploitation and can happen at any time within the 21st century.

This prediction gained attention from experts and industry leaders but
caused misinterpretations based on the data presented. The ongoing track
of MIT's prediction is noted widely accepted and was even ridiculed by
many. It was not proven as the events stated in the prediction were yet
to come, but KMPG, one of the largest accounting firms in the world, had
an expert to perform an update about the collapse of our society, and
the evidence showed that we are unfortunately right on schedule towards
the economic devastation.

The study of MIT's 1972 prediction update is conducted by the director
of Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler KPMG Gaya Herrington. It was
published in the /Yale Journal of Industrial Ecology/
<https://advisory.kpmg.us/articles/2021/limits-to-growth.html>, entitled
"Updates to limits to growth: Comparing the World3 model with empirical
data." The update shows the industrial projection of global civilization
towards the failing economic growth in the next decade and the collapse
of our society by 2040. Herrington conducted the study as a personal
project to focus more on the factors and examine the accuracy of the MIT
prediction over time.

The study of the MIT prediction update was not conducted nor affiliated
on behalf of KMPG and did not reflect their current stance with the 1972
MIT World3 model. Herrington solely conducted the analysis as a part of
her Harvard University Masteral thesis and with her affiliation with the
Club of Rome as an advisor.


    Economic and Industrial Growth Derailed, Collapse of our Society on
    Schedule

Herrington's study on the limits to growth suggests how MIT's World3
model fits in the recent data. Many studies have already attempted to
conduct the same study, and they found that the conclusion to the
societal collapse correlates with the real-world developments. Among
these studies is published in the /Melbourne Sustainable Society
Institute MSSI/
<https://sustainable.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/2763500/MSSI-ResearchPaper-4_Turner_2014.pdf>,
entitled "Is global collapse imminent? An updated comparison of the
limits to growth with historical data".

The update to limits to growth was analyzed from 10 various data,
including fertility rates, mortality rates, human welfare, population,
ecological footprint, non-renewable resources, food production,
services, and pollution. According to Survival Acres
<https://survivalacres.com/blog/mit-predicted-in-1972-that-society-will-collapse-this-century/>,
Herrington's analysis shows that these data from the recent timeline
fits with 2 separate scenarios: BAU2 or business as usual, and CT or
comprehensive technology. Herrington emphasized that although the MIT
World3 model shows societal impact from the economic and industrial
growth, it is not meant to scare people and does not translate to the
extinction of humanity.

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