Corporates perfected the Marketing department, also known as the Department of Lies and Half Truths so well, that even they believe their own spiel these days.
Mass Psychosis, I think it’s called, when everyone gets swept in a single line of thought and herd mentality sets in.
Dude, we just gotta restart civilisation by this point.
The first generation of the post-apocalypse be filled with enthusiasts and nihilists alike.
And the the money drains along with quality of life
FREEDOM BABY!! FEEL UP THE LOVE!!
-said no American ever these days
Also lack of genuine self-awareness on their own true intentions. To them, being greedy is so ingrained they can’t see it as a hazard to themselves until its too late.
Is he going back home to eat ass too?
Will this upset his CIA handler?
You’ve heard Escape From Tarkov, now get ready for Escape From America.
Don’t forget to loot a GPU or two on the way out.
Everyone wants to feel validated like a hero but with none sacrifice a hero does.
Pure envy drives the masses. It is one of the many poisons in the current iteration of society
Honestly, by the time such a thing happens, it’s very likely as well that ambitious, smarter leadership were quick to grasp the reigns months or years in advance, so that there is some semblance of local governance when the hegemony disappears.
What’s as likely to happen is that American becomes it’s own Triumvirate with leaders ruling over seperate areas that rely oj each other for survival.
Secularism funneling the way to identity and materialist cultism is going to be a talking point amongst historians. I’m calling it.
People couldn’t fathom many different historical events happening before until they did, in which case, we have to hope the next generation learns well to stop the loopholes.
G-Shocker user here. Mind is still going strong too, but I’m hoping to get a AE-1200 Casio one of these days