5 Predictions for the Coming Years
After all, why should the prophetic mantle rest solely upon the shoulders of Yuval Noah Harari?
The old world teetering on the brink, poised to give way to a new order—a seismic shift driven by the unrelenting forces of political and economic upheaval.
Let's dispense with the comforting illusion that the future is merely an extension of the present. The reality? We stand on the precipice of a transformative “megacycle,” a term that, while it may smack of grandiosity, signifies nothing less than a generational pivot in the very fabric of our global society. (In case you missed my most popular article about it, look here.)
The common jest among the financial elite—that economists have the uncanny knack of predicting ten out of five recessions—might elicit a chuckle, yet it underscores an uncomfortable truth about the uncertainty clouding our economic forecasts.
Nevertheless, emboldened by a dogged pursuit of truth and armed with a discerning eye for the undercurrents shaping our world, I present to you not mere conjectures, but a call to recognize and navigate the trends destined to redefine our existence.
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THE FIRST PREDICTION: THE ASSAULT ON LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES: A PARADOX OF PROGRESS?
The year 2024 stands as a testament to democracy's paradoxical expansion and contraction, with an electoral deluge set to sweep across the globe.
Yet, beneath this façade of democratic fervor, a more disconcerting narrative unfolds—the diminishing stature of liberal democracies. A decline not just in numbers, but in the very essence of democratic principles: the acceptance of governance by the people, for the people.
Amidst this backdrop, the spectacle of dissent in the United States post-2020 election is not an aberration but a symptom of a deeper malaise. The erosion of democracy's twin pillars—legitimacy and peaceful power transition—signals a crisis of confidence in the system itself.
And what of the resistance brewing against the tyranny of minority rule, the backlash against the enforcers of a so-called “political correctness” that suffocates free thought under the guise of societal progress?
Let us then cast a critical eye on the rise of movements challenging the status quo—be they against the sacrosanct dogmas of Black Lives Matter advocacy, rampantly spreading racism where there was none before, or the vehement opposition to climate extremism that threatens to curtail our fundamental freedoms under the banner of sustainability. This is not mere resistance; it is a reclamation of reason, a rally against the radicalism that has infiltrated the pillars of our society.
As the pendulum of public opinion swings back with renewed vigor, it heralds a future where meritocracy trumps mediocrity, where organizations eschew the self-defeating mandates of “inclusion” for the sake of inclusion, to embrace a model that champions competence, achievement, and traditional values. These entities, vilified by the mainstream as politically incorrect, stand poised to cater to a populace yearning for sanity, stability, and sense in a world gone mad with virtue signaling and moral relativism.
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