Why Do Some Societies Make Disastrous Decisions

“Why Do Societies Makes Some Disastrous Decisions?” is an article that relates to the aspects of wealth and equality. Diamond talks about why societies sometimes make decisions that result in their collapse or why they fail to make decisions that ultimately correct things. Diamond makes a point to state hat “perhaps if we understand the reasons why group make bad decisions, we can use the knowledge as a check list to help groups make good decisions,” which I think is a very valid statement with regards to our society today. “How on earth could a society make such an obliviously disastrous decisions as to cut down all the trees on which it depended?” was the question that primarily started Diamond’s urge to do further research on societal collapses. Diamond’s article ultimately discuses past and present societies that have fallen due to their inability to handle oncoming disasters. This article really did appeal to me with Diamond’s comments and thoughts because most of the time you do not look at the world in any other colors than black and white but Diamond’s article allows you to do otherwise.