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Second Thought: Are We Living Through The End Of An Empire?
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this post was submitted on 01 Dec 2023
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I remember learning about the end of Rome and seeing allegory there for stuff that was happening in the US in High School. Wondering if I'd live to see the end of the decline.
Edit: I'm in my later 30s
I really didn't think the empire would unravel this fast.
I distinctly remember asking this community when the US would collapse somewhere in early 2022, and we got a variety of answers. Your (and most peoples) response was somewhere along the line of "could be 10 years, could be 100." Which was adequate for the time.
Now I think we are all seeing this crumble far quicker than we expected and would revise our predictions to be closer to the former. This shit is falling, and I'm so here for it. I'm also scared
I also think that the 10 year timeline for a major crash is now starting to look highly probable, and it is a scary thing to live through without a question. I got to experience USSR collapse first hand, and that was pretty wild. I suspect that US collapse could be worse because US lacks a lot of social support structures that were present in USSR. A couple of specific things that could make US collapse worse are lack of public transit and the fact that a lot of people don't own their homes. The society is very divided as well, which could lead to a lot of violence as things continue to unravel. At this point I really don't know what to expect, but I can guarantee it's not going to be good.
I forgot about that, your living through the USSR dissolution! I'm glad you're okay, that was a very wild time.
Here we are, on the brink of experiencing a similar situation. It's not going to be good, you're right. But long term it could be a huge catalyst for the major liberation of the world
Indeed, I tend to remain optimistic on the whole. As bad as things are gonna get, at least there will be a path towards better things after. And the sooner the nightmare that is the US empire ends, the better off the whole world will be.
Ngl yogthos i thought you were like mid 20’s or something you’re old enough to remember the ussr collapsing!?!?!
I get jumpscared by people's ages over here sometimes, like you see someone shitposting then their next post is about their wife and kids going to the park.
Real lmao