Reply #40: I Guess It Depends On One's Definition Of 'Minimum of Trauma'

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Minimum of Trauma – Less than 5% die off due to energy depletion. Civilization like Frederik Pohl’s 'Gateway' or Harry Harrison’s ‘Skyfall’ (a few rich, most of the rest barely hanging in, like one big Mexico).

Moderate Trauma - 5% / 20% die off. Civilization like Harry Harrison’s ‘Make Room, Make Room’ (Solyent Green).

Extreme Trauma – 50% / 90% die off. Civilization like David Brin’s ‘Postman’ (neo-feudalism following general societal breakdown from limited World resource war).

Maximum Trauma – 100 % dust in the wind. Civilization ends like in Nevil Shute’s ‘On The Beach’.