The United States is currently experiencing a degradation in currency value similar to the economic struggles that affected the Roman Empire.

“It seems like gold >> price of everything is going down. Gold's not changing. >> That's what I'm That's what I think. >> That's how inflation works. It's just your dollar doesn't go as far”

Inflation caused by currency debasement is the primary driver of societal and imperial collapse throughout history.

“It is like it's it's something that applies to to literally any societal collapse. They screw with their money. They stop giving a [ __ ] about their borders and politicians become shortsighted and just kind of want to deal with what gives them power right now.”

The Industrial Revolution marked the most significant turning point in human history, fundamentally altering economic growth and how people live and work.

“That's absolutely how big it is in my mind and it makes human history much simpler. If you divide it into two parts, before and after the Industrial Revolution.”

The Industrial Revolution reduced women's agency by separating work from the household and removing the prior domestic context of economic production.

“I've argued that actually relative to in some respects the Medieval Era and women actually lost agency with industrialization and everything that followed in terms of feminist activism has been response to that radical disempowerment that happened with industrial modernity”