Why Sarah Wilson says civilisation is collapsing

Writer Sarah Wilson on what happens when the systems that hold us together begin to fray all at once – and what the future looks like after civilisational collapse.

Jun 01, 2026, updated Jun 01, 2026

The world is facing a series of large-scale crises – war, declining democracy, climate catastrophe.

So, is it all a sign that our civilisation is reaching its limits – and that our economic and political systems are nearing collapse?

That’s the question Australian author Sarah Wilson has been interrogating for the past three years for her new book, I Eat The Stars.

Today, writer Sarah Wilson on what happens when the systems that hold us together begin to fray all at once – and what the future looks like after civilisational collapse.

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