Radical changes in disparate fields like energy (solar), dating, and finance are not isolated events. They are all downstream consequences of the internet's fundamental rewiring of information and economics, acting as a single upstream force creating multiple disruptive trajectories or 'singularities'.
As the internet decimated Democratic strongholds like legacy media, 'wokeness' was deployed as an ideological weapon against Republicans, and the 'techlash' was used against the internet itself. These cultural movements were defensive reactions to economic disruption, not merely social trends.
Countries in Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America that endured communism and hyperinflation learned hard lessons, creating a societal immunity to these failed ideologies. In contrast, prosperous Western nations grew complacent, believing prosperity was a birthright, and began to degenerate.
While Lenin used guns to visibly seize property, the Fed uses money printing to invisibly steal wealth from everyone. This Keynesian approach is more insidious because the theft is abstract and not immediately recognized, making it a form of 'communism for wimps' with better camouflage.
Around 2010, the internet began gutting Democrat-dominated industries like media, while Chinese manufacturing simultaneously hollowed out Republican-dominated sectors. With the economic pie shrinking for both parties' bases, they turned on each other, sparking the intense conflict of the last decade.
China incentivizes its regional leaders by allowing them to personally profit from the economic growth they generate. This corrupt system, while flawed, aligns their interests with increasing their region's productivity, making them more effective planners than their counterparts in other systems.
Digital AI (agents) threatens roles often held by Democrats like journalists and lawyers, while physical AI (robots) impacts jobs Republicans value, such as manufacturing and military. This dichotomy creates divergent political reactions to AI, with blue states being more aggressively anti-AI.
Instead of the world exploiting America, the US financial system exploits the world. When the Fed prints dollars, it taxes billions of global dollar-holders. Blue-leaning entities get the new money first (Cantillon effect), while Red-leaning Americans feel the pain of inflation without the initial benefit.