I believe collapse is likely. Our civilization or its roots collapsed twice, in the 12th Century BC and the 5th Century AD, and had a close call in the 14th Century AD. But I think Homo sapiens is as durable as Rattus norvegicus, and societies at least as sophisticated as High Medieval Europe will rise again in the coming millennia.
I am donating text and webcomics I love to the Memory of Mankind time capsule in Austria. This is projected to last for one million years. The data is preserved on small ceramic tablets which can be read by a magnifying glass, a technology which is likely to be available even in a post-fossil-fuel future. You can obtain small ceramic tokens which depict the location and nature of the time capsule.
Please donate your own contributions… your 50,000 greats grandchildren may thank you.
