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redisman on Feb 18, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: How this Ends

Seems like some fairly flimsy reasoning. If you squint hard enough I'm sure most centuries have somewhat similar cycles. What makes anyone think we would repeat the 20th century when the starting state is completely different? Why not the 18th for example?

david927 on Feb 18, 2021 [–]

I think you should read the book and get back to me. He makes quite a solid argument. And it's not about the century but more about long-term cycles.

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