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MIT predicted society would collapse by 2040. New data tells how we're doing
Summary by Ground News
A 1970s MIT report predicted that industrial civilization was bound to collapse if corporations and governments continued to pursue continuous economic growth. The report's most infamous scenario predicted that the world's economic growth would peak around the 2040s, then take a sharp downturn, along with the global population, food availability and natural resources.