[Leaning Right]

This author presents an interesting variation of:

Hard times create strong men.
Strong men create good times.
Good times create weak men.
And weak men create hard times.

We are now in the “weak men” phase. The good times have pushed the strong men aside. The weak men now rule.

It’s worth noting that this is not automatically an endless loop. The hard times might bring forth strong men. Or it could bring a complete collapse.

[Max in Utah]

You have a point there. For years I’ve thought that eventually the wheels will fall off our gravy train and the survivors of the collapse will be so disunited that the United States will cease to exist.

[thecodont]

We are now in the “weak men” phase.

Pink hair and oat milk.

[Angelino97]

The good times have pushed the strong men aside.

Good times do not push aside strong men. Rather, good times do not raise strong men. Good times raise generations of pampered snowflakes.

Much like the French aristocracy of the 1700s. Born to Good Times, they were Weak Men and created the Hard Times of the 1790s.

[cgbg]

The collapse is part of the normal cycle.

All great empires pass through it.

The best they can hope for is they become forgotten jokes like Spain and Portugal.