It's hard to laugh when things are getting :cool-zone: enough where I can't say for sure his predictions are sure to be wrong. :doomer

  • Commander_Data [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    California isn't going to "secede" as much as it's going to take over the west. In 5-10 years you'll have armed robots and drones, operated from California, invade Colorado, Arizona and Nevada and push its border far enough east to secure water. I could see those states potentially joining Texas, who will have nukes, to try to push back against the advance of California, but the new California nation-state will probably have nukes, too.

    My prediction is you get technofascism on the west coast, christofascism in the south and southwest, socialism in the Midwest and liberal "democracy" in the northeast, with everyone potentially having nukes.

      • Commander_Data [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        Faygo for all!

        But seriously, the juggalos are a great example of the Midwestern communal ethos. I've lived on the east coast, west coast and in Europe; the Midwest US is the only place I've ever really felt a real pull towards community identity. It's just different here.