## Metadata - Author: [[Pablo Servigne , Raphaël Stevens , and Andrew Brown]] - Full Title: How Everything Can Collapse - Category: #books ## Highlights - it is no longer possible to express oneself without adopting one of two simplistic standpoints which often border on the ridiculous. On the one hand, we are subjected to apocalyptic, survivalist or pseudo-Mayan language; on the other hand, we have to endure the ‘progressive’ denials of Luc Ferry, Claude Allègre, Pascal Bruckner and their ilk. These two postures, both frenziedly clinging to their respective myths (the myth of the Apocalypse vs the myth of progress), reinforce each other, view each other as a scarecrow and share a phobia for dignified and respectful debate. ([Location 427](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B086HVQ3FV&location=427))