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[–]MagicMike 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Probably got censored.

Yes, Strauss and Howe wrote a mass market book about cycles in history.

My personal belief is that, like an infection, altruism is causing the current crisis: civic decay is caused by putting perverts and minorities on a pedestal.

[–]Nombre27 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

My personal belief is that, like an infection, altruism is causing the current crisis: civic decay is caused by putting perverts and minorities on a pedestal.

It's multivariable but you're right about that one. When you factor in the widespread atomization (libertarian/bootstrap economic atomization, feminism and the destruction of the family, atheism and community isolation, others?, etc.; basically all a different form of applied critical theory).

Looking at how chaotic the world has become isn't surprising when you consider how unraveled it is.

[–]MagicMike 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yep, and when chaos reigns, authoritarianism flourishes. However this cycle ends, war or depression or maybe both, governments will want to control all the chaos with 24/7/365 surveillance. It’s a bad scenario.