even if this marks our apex in historical hindsight, the decline can be rather slow in practice

April 08, 2026 - 16:48 UTC

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Wasn’t our apex September 10th?
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1979?
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My running theory is that modern communication mechanisms make rises and falls faster.

I really think empires and powers should be measured in gigabyte miles and not years.
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were you in a comma for, I don't know, maybe 20-30 years?
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no, it was a semi-colon
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