Its looking more and more like the end result is just going to be millions of Americans will have to do without, Live with less.
and no doubt at the same time their oligarch fantasy-wealthy overlords will preach to them about Spartan values or something. Ultranationalist Jingo Ghouls will talk about how its tough times create strong men, or about how we all have to prepare for war with China or something.
When I imagine a future with AI ruining the world, I always thought it was going to be some Skynet/CABAL/HAL9000 type of thing
Not this sad, boring, depressing type shit
Vigilantism is on the rise regardless, Either because the police are incompetent / carefree about the complaints. or because individuals are overzealous, dont undrestand or agree with the law, and decide to cosplay as the punisher.
The New World Conservatives or whatever the F you want to call this wave of MAGA and associated people, all look to Russia as the role model.
They aren’t conservatives, they’re fascists and gangsters who hijacked conservatism as a vehicle for unlimited power.
Corpos own the regulatory bodies.
Russian Mafia owns the white house.
Regulatory Captured States of America
the market will be taken over by cheaper, less “luxury” alternatives.