Elon Musk: Civilizations Collapse All the Time—History Proves We’re Not Immune

Elon Musk: History suggests we do dumb things to our civilizations all the time.

“I’m optimistic about the future, but you also have to say okay, how long do you think civilization will last before there's a catastrophic event?

If you say infinity, this is not correct. History does not suggest that. History just suggests we do dumb things to our civilizations all the time.

There are the ancient Egyptians, the ancient Romans. Where are they now? Let's do the video series 'Where are they now?' Babylonians, Sumerians, you name it. So there's been many civilizations that have risen and fallen.”

Source: Conversation with Peter Diamandis, April 22, 2021