• hansolo@lemmy.today
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    5 days ago

    100% this. I give it 10-12 years from the point at which we finally get shit turned around. Seen it too many times before. it’s not yet a generation-level issue, but it’s getting there.

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      5 days ago

      10-12 years is crazy optimistic, IMO. Especially if we consider the arsonists will likely get power again in that timespan. We spent like 80 years building the science, health and technology apparatus that’s been destroyed and anyone with the specialized knowledge forced out the door, won’t be so willing to return.

      I predict the US will be dependent on Europe for forward progress, for a long time. Likely beyond our lifespans.

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        5 days ago

        Well, I should specify that I don’t think there’s any return to anything even close to the 2001-2014 normal in the future. I mean simply finding some sort of new stability as a point from which people can move forward. A point at which the massive overhaul you’re talking about can start being a serious topic of conversation.