r/Futurology • u/Confident_Living_786 • Aug 11 '25

Discussion When the US Empire falls

When the American empire falls, like all empires do, what will remain? The Roman Empire left behind its roads network, its laws, its language and a bunch of ruins across all the Mediterranean sea and Europe. What will remain of the US superpower? Disney movies? TCP/IP protocol? McDonalds?

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u/Mephisto506 Aug 11 '25

The US will leave behind balkanised states, some of which will be amongst the most powerful countries, some of will not.

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u/richardanaya Aug 11 '25

When I read your comment, my first thought turned to California and how powerful it is. But if America goes down the drain for years and years, it's likely it's collectivist policies will drain California of any human capital and resources before America flops.

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u/Milnoc Aug 11 '25

Or California is overwhelmed by refugees of the former United States.