What happens when a hegemon falls?

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/08/what-happens-when-a-hegemon-falls

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12 Comments

Wahots@pawb.social · 39 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Wars. Lots and lots of wars.

dugmeup@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Unfortunately yea.

Rome sucks, but then suddenly warlords.

Etterra@discuss.online · 3 pts · 1y

But consider: flame throwing guitars.

ptz@dubvee.org · 29 pts · 1y (4 replies)

You take it to the closest Hegémon Center to have it healed up? Revive + potion will work in a pinch

(I'll see myself out).

ininewcrow@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Unfortunately, Hegemon services have been privatized and it will now cost $1 trillion dollars to fix your hegemon.

darkdemize@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y

Well, let's just use all that money DOGE saved us. Oh, wait.

Neverclear@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y

Fortunately, inflation kicked up and that's only like ¥200.

runeko@programming.dev · 4 pts · 1y

Gotta topple them all!

Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

Obviously, whatever utopia my ideology assumes to be the historical inevitability will magically arise.

Brkdncr@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Paywall

Gsus4@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 1y

34 years of hegemony, so weak, but maybe that's a good thing, considering the last elections.