Declinism, also known as reality. I'm often gloomy about the state of my home country, the United Kingdom. When you look at just about any statistic, the count

Declinism, also known as reality. I'm often gloomy about the state of my home country, the United Kingdom. When you look at just about any statistic, the country is objectively worse off than it used to be. Real wage collapse, increasing food bank use, increasing crime, growing healthcare waiting lists, the list goes on. There is very little to be cheerful about.