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Comment by I_DRINK_KOOLAID

> I'm telling you so, as a fact, not an opinion.

Facts are that if you look at places that are experiencing growth at 9% or 10% YoY in real terms, meaning after adjusting for inflation, they are all places which are pretty socially volatile and have a very fast turnover of humans.

Nigeria, Ethiopia, Namibia, Vietnam, Philippines, Honduras...

In the US , the hotspots for unpredictability , high social volatility and fast turnover due to dropouts and new arrivals were colleges.

Those kept propelling US growth after such phenomenons had long subdued in the American society at large.

Colleges just aren't as vibrant anymore, so as the last bastion of vibrant culture fell, so did US growth.

And besides, you don't have to be watching FNC to see how the US transitioned from being a country of go-getters to being afraid of losing all the health and wealth accumulated up to now due to the efforts of the aforementioned go-getters.

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