The Flaw of Atlantis and The Economic Crunch
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Abstract
What is the relationship between the ancient Greeks, the myth of Atlantis, its catastrophic disappearance, and modern crises? In Atlantis the tranquil flow of everyday life was disrupted when its inhabitants were inebriated by luxury and wealth. Is this not the archetype of every crisis? Is it not the prerequisite of the climate crisis and of all the economic crises that dramatically affect mankind?