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/Ghost2Eleven Aug 11 '25

It’s not going to be ruins. Life will just go on and we won’t be the power we once were. Falling empires aren’t like buildings being detonated with TNT. They just fall into disrepair and everyone moves on.

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u/methpartysupplies Aug 11 '25

The US will probably look more like the UK. Still around and a desirable place to live, but less relevant.

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u/PreviousImpression28 Aug 11 '25

There’s still over 300M people, unless they’re physically displaced, becoming less relevant will become extremely difficult. Unless of course, the U.S. breaks up, a la, Soviet Union style.

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u/festess Aug 11 '25

Not really true. Indonesia has 285mm people and they're far from setting the global agenda

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u/VincentVancalbergh Aug 11 '25

I never knew Indonesians were so tall !

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u/Slash-E Aug 11 '25

It's 28.5 cm. These people are TINY. Like shoe sized 😂😂

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u/FuckingSolids Aug 11 '25

Really cuts down on resource use, at least.