Did you think you could escape?
  • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    601·
    1 month ago

    It tends to happen right before a capitalist system fails.

    How often does this happen that we can claim this correlation? 🤔

    • Venator@lemmy.nzEnglish
      303·
      1 month ago

      About once every 350 years… With a sample size of 3… 😅

      • Cocodapuf@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 month ago

        So you’re saying which empires/systems exactly then?

        Spain perhaps? The Holy Roman empire?

        • Venator@lemmy.nzEnglish
          12·
          1 month ago

          I was averaging roman, British and Mongolian empires, based on Google AI summary, so take that with a pinch of salt 😅 🧂

    • kingofras@lemmy.worldEnglish
      320·
      1 month ago

      It’s about to. The very nature of it, means you can only have a sample size of one.

      • Victor@lemmy.worldEnglish
        18·
        1 month ago

        And when do you predict this will occur? When should I have built my nuclear shelter so I know when to start building it?

        • kingofras@lemmy.worldEnglish
          311·
          1 month ago

          Too late for that I’m afraid. It already happened. It just takes a while before the [citation needed] folks understand that past performance is not a guarantee for future success.