Re: (ReacTor) Five Futures Where the US Ended Not With a Bang But a Whimper

On 2/24/25 09:03, James Nicoll wrote:

Five Futures Where the US Ended Not With a Bang But a Whimper
 Sometimes empires just kind of fall apart over time--no catastrophe required.
 https://reactormag.com/five-futures-where-the-us-ended-not-with-a-bang-but-a-whimper/

Let me add to that "Arslan" by M.J. Engh
Arslan is a young Asian general who conquers the world in a week without firing a shot and shortly thereafter sets up his headquarters in a small town in Illinois.
He distributes a viral disease that sterilizes males. So long Modern Life and a
surplus of human persons. Told by one of the affected.
Sort of an uber-Nihilist theme.
bliss