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I don’t know the answer to this, but in the future, perhaps in 10 years, we will be able to look back with hindsight and better understand the wax and waning of

I don’t know the answer to this, but in the future, perhaps in 10 years, we will be able to look back with hindsight and better understand the wax and waning of yet another empire. I am an old man, and one thing I have learned in a long life is that if something seems unclear, then wait a few years for more data.

throw1234651234 3y ago
The "comforting" thought here is that Rome took centuries to collapse. While the USSR collapse was much faster, it's still being milked to this day. As another person, there is still the infrastructure (military and civilian), capital (trucks, heavy equipment, electric), domain knowledge, work & work best practices (read OSHA), culture, etc.