The dawn of the 21st century marked a brief window of optimism for human civilization. The cold war seemed over and the nuclear devastation of the earth now was merely a scare of the past. Around the world, dictators were overthrown in favor of democratically elected rulers. And despite the warnings, the climate crisis still felt distant and vague.
But those who in the wake of this period of prosperity proclaimed the end of history would soon enough be proven wrong. Processes that had been brewing below the surface would soon escalate and force the leaders of the world to act. They were sorely unprepared. I have gathered here what records I could find that document humanity's path in the 21st century, the century of global catastrophe. My hope is that future generations might study these developments, and learn from our mistakes, where we have failed to learn from the mistakes of our ancestors.
Day 1 begins!
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