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A friend recently returned from a trip to Asia and remarked "The US is just not that important anymore". Indeed, that 26% is down from 40% in 1960. That trend is unlikely to reverse

Yes it was at 40% in 1960, but it was at 26% in 1990 and 24% now; so the trendline has flattened considerably. Also of note it was at 23% in 2010, the trend has actually reversed slightly.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/u-s-share-of-glob...?

There is certainly a reasonable argument to be made that if you have won the game why keep playing, especially if it seems that the rules might change. (I haven't won the game yet, so I need to keep playing; and any changes to the rules are unlikely to impact me much).

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