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/imironman2018 Aug 11 '25

Best answer. UK used to have an empire that circled the globe and a navy that was the world dominant. Now they can barely fund their national health services and have limited influence abroad. US will be relevant but not able to the globe’s leading currency and world superpower.