A Tale of Two Farms by Jared Diamond

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Diamond compares two dairy farms to the world. There are many societies succeeding every day and there are some that have come and gone. Much like the two dairy farms; one of which is thriving and the other that collapsed. The two farms had many similar factors but those factors just weren’t enough for one of them. Diamond discusses how the environment and ecology have a lot to do with the contributing factors that have to do with the success or failure of a society. For example, “both farms were located in gorgeous natural settings that attracted tourists from afar.” (Diamond 15). On the other hand, “both lay in districts economically marginal for dairying.” (Diamond 16). There were pros and cons to the two farms which can compare to how there are pros and cons in each and every society. No matter, if a society is a third world country or if you are in the United States, each society will have things working for its benefit and things working against the society. Diamond wanted to show us that we should look at history and try and avoid the same mistakes that we have already fell from. “The past offers us a rich database from which we can learn, in order that we may keep on succeeding.” (Diamond 17). We can look at the societies that we would have considered to have fallen and take a look at their pros and cons; once this takes place we should try and run our society so that the cons do not bring us down like the fallen societies. Not only do humans have an effect on societies and the world around us, but the environment also plays a role in how we manage as a society. Diamond talked about ecocide and how he believed that some of the fallen societies’ downfalls were that they didn’t take care of their environment and the land was no longer a place that could sustain living. “Many people fear that ecocide has now come to overshadow nuclear war and emerging as a threat to global civilization.” (Diamond 22). Ecocide is when a society fails because of its overuse or misuse of the land and the environment around us. Basically, it will benefit everyone to look out for our land and environment, because there is potential for land becoming unsustainable if we do not take care of it.

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