Perhaps what is different now is that people accept that we are actually in decline. I.e., we can't fear a decline because we're in one. I'm not entirely sure I subscribe to the "we're already in decline" theory, but that's definitely part of what's going on imo. Why be scared of something that you've already accepted?
Perhaps what is different now is that people accept that we are actually in decline. I.e., we can't fear a decline because we're in one. I'm not entirely sure I subscribe to the "we're already in decline" theory, but that's definitely part of what's going on imo. Why be scared of something that you've already accepted?