Difference between revisions of "Spiral of Destruction"
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Vacated building we being transformed into social hubs; bars, cafes, night clubs, and residential living became the norm. The city center looked vibrant and lively, but underneath the lights and sounds was an economy struggling to survive. Listening to patrons of city establishments discuss the daily grind, one could put their finger on the economic pulse of the city. The talk of the day was of unemployment, economic woes, and fear of being laid-off. | Vacated building we being transformed into social hubs; bars, cafes, night clubs, and residential living became the norm. The city center looked vibrant and lively, but underneath the lights and sounds was an economy struggling to survive. Listening to patrons of city establishments discuss the daily grind, one could put their finger on the economic pulse of the city. The talk of the day was of unemployment, economic woes, and fear of being laid-off. | ||
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Mother Nature was already sending a warning the world, but without a cooperation the change would not occur and chaos would become the new norm. Around the globe tremendous pressure was placed on new political parties to bring the economy back on track and to provide humanitarian relief to its affected citizens. Yet, a plan to achieve this goal was nowhere to be found. | Mother Nature was already sending a warning the world, but without a cooperation the change would not occur and chaos would become the new norm. Around the globe tremendous pressure was placed on new political parties to bring the economy back on track and to provide humanitarian relief to its affected citizens. Yet, a plan to achieve this goal was nowhere to be found. | ||
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2020 became the year the tipping point was reached. Students defaulting on student loans, falling home values, high unemployment, and an ever widening budget deficit cause the United States to default on its loans. World stock markets crashed the following day and March 12, 2020 became a day of infamy around the world. | 2020 became the year the tipping point was reached. Students defaulting on student loans, falling home values, high unemployment, and an ever widening budget deficit cause the United States to default on its loans. World stock markets crashed the following day and March 12, 2020 became a day of infamy around the world. | ||
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An overburdened, barely functional legal system did little to maintain the peace. Mankind returned to his natural state, selfish. In wise words of Thomas Hobbes, without a proper functioning government, life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." | An overburdened, barely functional legal system did little to maintain the peace. Mankind returned to his natural state, selfish. In wise words of Thomas Hobbes, without a proper functioning government, life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short." | ||
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[[http://www.scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Future_of_the_City_Centre_2025]] | [[http://www.scenariothinking.org/wiki/index.php/Future_of_the_City_Centre_2025]] | ||