Joseph A. Tainter · 1988
An archaeological and historical study arguing that societies collapse when investments in sociopolitical complexity yield diminishing marginal returns.
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“There's a brilliant book written about this by Joseph Tainter called The Collapse of Complex Societies, in which he says, look, all societies become fragile because they solve problems that add too much complexity…”
Greg McKeown, Guest on The Tim Ferriss Show#843: Tactics and Strategies for a 2026 Reboot — Essentialism and Greg McKeown (Repost)
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