• CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
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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.