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1392d · Collapse
Actually there were numerous historical precedents many are even well documented so we have a pretty good idea of how it unfolds.
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Year(s) of such "well-documented" collapse(s) ?
Please mention which ones you have in mind, thank you.
[Pay attention children, Uncle Twatter has some stories for our tea party]
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Start here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Societal_collapse

As for recent examples, USSR and somalia are good starters.
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Nice:
"Frequently...decentralization of authority after a 'classic' period of centralized social order, perhaps replaced by competing centers as the central authority weakens."
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Some might argue that
USSR was merely a State collapse
as opposed to a societal collapse.
Belarus looked just fine when I visited.
The Russians won't let me visit,
yet, so...