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The Slow Collapse of Health in a Failing Society

Why fitness, strength, and resilience are non-negotiable.

Angus Peterson
Edge of Collapse
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10 min readFeb 3, 2025

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The world doesn’t collapse in a single, cataclysmic event. It frays at the edges, rots from the inside, and unravels in slow motion — until one day, the cracks widen, and everything gives way at once. Most people won’t see it coming, even when the warning signs are glaring. But make no mistake: by the time the decline becomes undeniable, the time for preparation will have long passed.

This is why health isn’t just a matter of personal well-being — it’s a survival necessity. The infrastructure around you is already faltering. Healthcare access is tightening, wages are stagnating, and cost-of-living increases are outpacing paychecks.

You don’t need a dramatic, apocalyptic event for collapse to arrive. You’re living in it already.

Just look at the first 14 days of Trump’s second presidency. Along with the flood of executive orders ending DEI initiatives and allowing the pro-nationalist messages brainwash our kids , the OMB issued a memo (which was later rescinded) stopping all federal grants, loans, and other assistance.

(And what do you think happens to the health insurance of the employees that don’t have funding? If you don’t know, then you’re in good company…

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Edge of Collapse
Edge of Collapse

Published in Edge of Collapse

Becoming collapse aware in the age of the permanent polycrisis.

Angus Peterson
Angus Peterson

Written by Angus Peterson

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