collapse of complex civilizations - joseph tainter. this could have been written about ontario, canada. there is a mass exodus here. businesses are packing up and leaving. my husband would love to just john galt. it is a fine line right now...a tight rope.... do we stay bc we are positioned with self sufficiency for a great collapse or do we flee before we are locked in the cage. this very article is like a polaroid of this once great northern land. doing business here is a nightmare. all you do is feed the wolf.