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A Boring Dystopia

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And thus began the second dark age. In the 21st century, the election of Donald Trump triggered a chain of events that ceased scientific progress globally. Environmental stewardship gave way to rampant consumption and dirty industry. Women once again became subjugated to property and lost all human rights. Logic and reason was forgotten and replaced with conspiracy theories and superstition. Over the next few centuries tribalism and the decay of modern society played out against the backdrop of now unstoppable climate change, which was largely attributed to superstitious causes by small groups of devolved humans living in filth amongst the ruins of a once great civilization.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (3 children)

the election of Donald Trump triggered a chain of events that ceased scientific progress globally

This is hyperbolic.

There's more to the world than the USA. And even during the first Dark Ages, scientific progress didn't cease globally. Just in Europe.

There was quite a lot of progress in mathematics and science in the Middle East during the so-called Dark Ages.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

Of course, it wasn't meant as an accurate prediction, more an expression of sentiment.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Ha, no its not.

The united states will use its considerable economic power to influence elections and laws globally. It already does it africa.

Europe is next.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

South America and Central America have already had their day of being deeply fucked by USA military, CIA, and policies, long ago. Don't know if that'll come back again, but likely not.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

This is beyond hyperbolic. It's really dumb.