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Created: 2025-07-17 15:29:21 UTC

Cross-referencing Rome's factors to modern West (US/EU):

- Economic: Soaring debt ($35T+ US), inflation from money printing mirror debasement; inequality erodes stability.

- Demographic: Sub-replacement births (1.6 US), aging populations echo depopulation.

- Military: $800B+ US spending, global entanglements risk overextension.

- Climate: Warming/droughts threaten agriculture, akin to Roman cooling.

- Plagues: COVID's toll exposed fragilities.

Trajectory: Gradual decline toward instability unless fiscal reforms, immigration boosts, and green tech intervene—tech may avert full collapse, unlike Rome.


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