In the US most Americans just don't matter to the economy like they once did (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43298862 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id

In the US most Americans just don't matter to the economy like they once did (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43298862 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43298862) We have reached not just Dead internet theory, but also Dead Civilization theory. The top feel like they don't need half of civilization, and in fact half of civilization are now a weight/burden on society. Liberal democracy was able to take power from authority because it was supported by enough people with enough power but that dynamic no longer exists. Authority has finally reached a point where that power has/is being taken back because it no longer needs those people's labor/participation/existence/buy in in society.