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[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Once again reality has a left-wing bias. Societies collapse when porky gets too good of a deal.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

By societal collapse I am hoping they mean popular revolution bc that would go hard.

Decades are happening in weeks rn so it could be soon lol

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago

At the rate cost of living is rising and wages aren’t, yeah.

I hope so too. I’m sick of working a half decent job and having fuck all at the end of the month.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Looks like we’ll be seeing the living conditions of a Charles dickens novel in real time! We won’t even have to visit museums anymore.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It was the best of [revolutionary potential] times, it was the worst of [material conditions] times.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago

Everything under the sun is chaos, the situation is excellent chairman

Kind of the same sentiment

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago

Annoying ass Mr Bean voice

We did it Joe

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago

cap-think hmm, more money to the cops!

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Has there been an example of a societal collapse in history, that was not due to an outside force? I guess eastern Rome maybe. I guess I just can't imagine a country falling into disarray without it being America's fault in some way.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Yes, usually from climate change and agricultural practices: Sumer/Akkad, Indus Valley, Late Bronze Age (Mediterranean), Norse, Angkor, Maya, Cahokia, Tiwanaku, and probably many others.

Syria is the most common modern example, but clearly there were other factors at play too including the US.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There was a similar study in Canada last year I think.