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[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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

[–] TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 1 month 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.

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] spudnik@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago

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

Kind of the same sentiment

[–] WeedReference420@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago

Annoying ass Mr Bean voice

We did it Joe

[–] HidamariSou@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago
[–] BobDole@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

cap-think hmm, more money to the cops!

[–] KnilAdlez@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month 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.

[–] potato_possum@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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.

[–] AtmosphericRiversCuomo@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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