maxglute parent
TBH whatever comes, comes. What I want to see in context to what I think is coming: IMO US/PRC bipolarity. The most favourable result for the world is to have 2 alternative, comprehensive tech stacks to develop from instead of depending on whims of single hegemon who controls entire tech tree. PRC/US/developed west will be fine, as in they can collapse/decline so far, but not to subsistent developing country levels due to capita accumulation. They can continue to jockey for podium positions. All the poors need to buy cheap Chinese renewables and capital equipment and up their development game which has never been more accessible. For the big players, peaceful transition / handover of regional hegemony / spheres of influence but that's a tall ask.
My issue is that we have nukes... a lot of countries have nukes. We are just a swiss cheese model alignment from the end of all that we love.
If Trump traded 1/3 of Ukraine for RU and USA disarming, then even I would happily hand him the Peace Prize.
That is the opposite of what happened. I am curious what the future archeologists will see when they dig through the ashes.