Collapse is a documentary of sorts where a guy sits in a room, smokes some cigarettes, and lays out a scenario for the future that will blow your fucking mind. The gist of it is simple. The world is running out of oil, and civilization as we know it is coming to an end.
Peak oil is the concept where oil production will reach a peak and begin to decline until it takes more energy to extract the oil reserves than you get back from the reserves. Michael Ruppert lays out the concept in this movie. Ruppert is an ex-cop turned reporter, and he has made accurate predictions about the current financial crisis. The guy seems like a nutter at the beginning until he starts to make sense as he outlines a Malthusian scenario. The problem is that Malthus was wrong, and I think Ruppert might be wrong as well. But he makes a hell of a case.
I recommend this one even if you disagree with Ruppert's doomsday scenario. It will make you think, and it is a prediction we should consider carefully.
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