These are hard questions. But I don't think the prospect of a big fall in US asset prices and the purchasing power of the US dollar is something that is dodged based on where you live.

Right.

My #1 son, who is far to the left of his 2 brothers & his parents recently send me a paper/book going over history and how long empires have lasted. Turns out the average empire longevity is about 250 years. Of course like everybody says, "This time it is different." (LOL!)

But it is interesting to note that Russia and China have existed as countries for much much longer, but each has gone through a number of governmental empires.

Oh yes, he also pointed out that 2025-1776 is 249 years.

Another of the news/opinion sites I read, he is predicting that the present USA empire will crash around 2036. Probably he is very pessimistic. He does always look at the dark side of life.

I think that the world will keep stumbling along pretty much as it is for longer than any of us will be alive. I feel sad for my grandchildren's grandchildren though.

A while back I read a paper going over history and counting up the number of years in recorded history where there was not significant military action/wars happening. Turn out that number is zero (0).