> What I mean by that is that, while of course we don't really want to see the world burn, we are secretly hoping, in the dark, when no one is watching, for thi

> What I mean by that is that, while of course we don't really want to see the world burn, we are secretly hoping, in the dark, when no one is watching, for things to always go tits up a bit. Like there is a subconscious fascination to the aesthetics of Nero playing the lire while Rome burns. And upon deep self-reflection that's always a bit unsettling. I'm officially on the cusp of Gen X and Millennial and feel the same thing, even with two young kids that will have to grow up and, as young adults, navigate the ashes of this imagined world. The charitable view I take of this (for myself) is the idea of creative destruction. Yes there will be great pain for very many people, perhaps including myself and those close to me, but there's little I can do to stop the runaway freight train, so I can only hope that out of all the pain and destruction something new and better can emerge from the void it leaves.