> From: Noelle <noelle> > Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 09:07:17 -0800 (PST) > > http://peterturchin.com/cliodynamica/strange-disappearance/ I wonder if some sort of national service would be helpful? I'm not sure I understand his underlying thesis, 'tho. Is it that income inequality creates non-cooperation, or does non-cooperation foster income inequality? > also this long article. interesting about the rising inequality > study(like what Piketty also talks about) > https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/11/20/real-plan-make-america-ungovernable I have my doubts about a civil war. Given our aging society (https://www.urban.org/policy-centers/cross-center-initiatives/program-retirement-policy/projects/data-warehouse/what-future-holds/us-population-aging ), I'm not sure we'll see grandpa digging himself into a fox hole any time soon.