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[โ€“] Wogi@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The US is speed running the Empire game. They blitzed through the early game, beat a super power, became the dominant military force in the world, dominated in culture, and are now seeing how fast they can decline before the entire country implodes on itself.

[โ€“] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 months ago

Capitalism made the system more efficient!