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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Solomonsatoshi 3h \ on: Are we (in the US) in a low trust society or just transitioning from high trust? bitcoin
When a culture is dominant it is confident and tolerant of others.
When a culture loses dominance it becomes less tolerant.
This is what is happening to the USA currently.
USA cannot now fight a war of any scale without Chinas support.
USA does not have the rare earths supply chains needed.
US exceptionalism blinded America to the emerging mercantile power of China.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/why-china-will-still-dominate-rare-earths-for-a-long-time
'The four decades that China spent building dominance in the small world of critical minerals is proving frustratingly hard to overcome.'
Bitcoin is symptomatic of the decline in trust in US institutions and authority.
It may help in being an alternative SoV and MoE to the USD and its derivatives.