The environmental movement in politics is often exaggerated, making people lose interest in the issue, but Jarred Diamond makes it impossible to ignore of the question in his book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Jared Diamond hopes to attract the attention of as many people as possible; the name alone, “Collapse,” makes him seem like an attention-seeking alarmist. However, he has good reasons to denounce the company. It draws parallels with past failed corporations and with modern corporations, showing how the practices we employ are similar to those of these failed corporations. He suggests that America, along with other countries, embark on a path to ecocide, most likely global ecocide. Thanks to his extensive research and numerous examples, he makes it impossible to dispute his thesis. Although all the examples seem redundant and like he is over-emphasizing the point, he does so to show his thoroughness. He also does it to show that he is right. Diamond doesn't want to be wrong; he's a major author who gets a lot of attention when he releases a book. People seek to discredit Diamond's work. For this reason, he gives many resources to support this thesis. The book's prologue clearly sets out the Diamond thesis. He explains that past societies collapsed due to five factors: human-caused environmental damage, climate change, hostile neighbors, friendly trading partners, and society's response to environmental problems. He also explains how this book was written scientifically using the "comparative method", comparing different natural situations with respect to the variable of interest. There is, however, a slight flaw in this. Showing these correlations between different societies,...... middle of paper ......the book is not without its flaws it is definitely worth taking the time to read. It is incredibly informative and approaches the environmental approach in a slightly different way. People can relate to the ideas Diamond suggests much more easily than the typical “going green” approach. Although Diamond is optimistic about the future, he admits he doesn't have much time to follow through on what he says. By the end of the book, if read with an open mind, you truly understand what Diamond is saying and realize that the book is worth your time. This is not traditional environmental work; his expectations are much more realistic than most environmentalists. Because of this realism, people should heed his warning and take his fight to heart. As he said, ultimately humans created the problems and humans have the control to solve the problems we face..