But there were also plenty of places in the world where societies have been developing for thousands of years without any sign of a major collapse, such as Japan, Java, Tonga and Tikopea. So evidently, societies in some areas are more fragile than in other areas.
No, bilo je isto tako mnogo mjesta u svijetu gdje se društva razvijaju tisućama godina bez ikakvih naznaka većeg kolapsa, kao što su Japan, Java, Tonga i Tikopia. Društva su, dakle, u nekim područjima osjetljivija nego u drugima.