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This is the place for discussing the potential collapse of modern civilization and the environment.

Collapse, in this context, refers to the significant loss of an established level or complexity towards a much simpler state. It can occur differently within many areas, orderly or chaotically, and be willing or unwilling. It does not necessarily imply human extinction or a singular, global event. Although, the longer the duration, the more it resembles a ‘decline’ instead of collapse.

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We Are Witnessing the First Stages of Civilization’s Collapse (www.thenation.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder if largest meant "most people in a building"?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Perhaps it's largest as measured in floor space, which is how we usually measure it these days. This seems to be implied by counting "rooms". Unfortunately my education was so poor that I don't even know off-hand whether any ancient mesoamerican pyramids had more floor space than Pueblo Bonito.