Well, at least smoking isn’t allowed anymore.
You think this is bad, wait a while.
Yup, I’m a pessimist, aka realist.
It won’t be atrocious, we’ll just be like some Scandinavian country. But, the growth and engine of progress will move to the East.
Our reservoir of science and high education will keep us floating for a while, but in another generation.......
“Well, at least smoking isn’t allowed anymore.”
When was smoking banned?