Collapse Assignment 1

Easter Island seems like one of the few places on earth that actually hasn’t been corrupted by industry. Jared Diamond portrays the island to be very grassy and vast with various stone statues that stand 15-20 feet tall and weigh anywhere between 10-270 tons. I feel one of the most interesting parts of the essay happens to be the fact that this island isn’t developed and still ran by a 3rd world society. This struck a huge surprise between them and our culture because I thought that we would’ve went over there already to try to industrialize the island and make it a new theme park or something. But these artifacts/ sculptures portray how a society that started on this island back in A.D 900 is still being carried out. By the landscape and vibe being what it is, it is a big shock the U.S hasn’t taken it over yet. Because the U.S especially in the 21st century is big on conforming other societies and islands to industrialize like we have. And the fact that we haven’t is in my opinion a good sign for the world because it shows that the world might still have some purity with having this natural landscape and society. Instead of an industrialized mess.