# Environment Limits Possibilities Without Determining Outcomes by Jared Diamond > “The environment places limits on what's possible. In some cases, there are severe limits, in some cases there are fuzzy limits.” > **— Jared Diamond**, *A Conversation with Jared Diamond, recorded author interview transcript* ## Sources and Context - **Original publication:** [A Conversation with Jared Diamond](https://worldhistoryconnected.press.uillinois.edu/2.2/laichas.html) — recorded author interview transcript; Diamond rejects environmental determinism immediately before making this more qualified claim. - **Exact original wording:** “The environment places limits on what's possible. In some cases, there are severe limits, in some cases there are fuzzy limits.” ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/Climate Change Decoded Around Ecological Crisis|Climate Change Decoded Around Ecological Crisis]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Human Animality|Human Animality]] - [[wiki/Human Ecology|Human Ecology]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The environment places limits on what's possible. In some cases, there are severe limits, in some cases there are fuzzy limits.” — Jared Diamond, A Conversation with Jared Diamond https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-jared-diamond-environment-limits-possibilities-without-determining-outcomes ```