Collapsed

Jared Diamond on Leaders, Luck, and Irreplaceability

Conversations with Tyler, 9 September 2026. The author is the guest.

Tyler Cowen says Diamond's book on environmental collapse struck him as too pessimistic. Diamond says he is now more cautiously optimistic than when he wrote it, partly because major businesses have become increasingly environmentally conscious over the past twenty years, with Walmart and Unilever cited as examples.

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