Posted by Dovetail Joint on November 23, 2023, 2:19 pm, in reply to "London’s falling"
Arguably, things are far worse than most people realize, especially if one factors in challenges raised by climate change and environmental breakdown. One could do worse than having a look at how the ancient Maya civilization fell apart. Everything was going swimmingly... until, quite suddenly, it wasn't. Once the social contract between the ruling elit and the great mass of the people breaks down, it's virtually impossible to put the pieces back together again.