RE: https://climatejustice.social/@GeofCox/117160202256926639
I think this is what #solarpunk tries to envision and build towards as an intentional outcome (not necessarily one initiated by a major breakdown)
Climate optimism from a French village destroyed by wildfire:
"The mayor, Martial Zaninetti, who is not affiliated with any political party, said that after 35 years living in Le Porge, he had discovered "a new face of community." Mathou Lantié, a volunteer at the community café La Grange A Tiroirs – where villagers gather for activities, a drink or conversation – said that "all the barriers have come down between generations, the masks have dropped. We talk, we give and receive like never before." She has met more people since July 21 than she had in 20 years living here."
https://archive.is/gQKfx#selection-3647.407-3647.923
This is not some hollywood dystopia - that's really telling you about the wealthy and privileged's fear, that social collapse implies lawless violence - this is reality: that in the face of disaster, people co-operate, selflessly help each other, rediscover a humanity and community they had almost forgotten, or that had been almost hidden from them.