Generational Dynamics World View

[Bob Butler 54]

(12-16-2020, 12:51 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote: No one would accuse me of being a Pollyanna, with predictions of a global financial crisis and WW III, but there seem to be an increasing number of dystopic predictions being made that have no basis in reality or history...

I have a similar lack of concern for the religious dystopia predictions. Nor am I concerned about street gang violence escalating.

The major powers have seen enough of nukes, insurgent wars and proxy wars that the elites and leaders see better ways of acquiring wealth and power than violence. Still, there is enough hatred going around that it is much too popular to gain popularity by edging near the brink. There is some chance that somebody will miscalculate at some point. Still, there is a lack of major power crisis wars in the Information Age. I am dubious about the War of the Week predictions coming from Generational Dynamics. Another demonstration of how major power war is absurdly unprofitable may happen, but should it happen that will be enough for a time.

The monetary problems? Yah. Modern Monetary Theory or as they call it in the US Voodoo Economics seems very short term thinking. So far switching to a semi responsible party for a time as worked us out of trouble, but recovering from COVID might invite a disaster.