Good times create weak men (2019)
tonsky.meIsn't this another variant of the trends/emergent phenomena that Peter Turchin's "Cliodynamics" also illustrates?
It might be, but the originally linked article is more about tech and not so much about politics on a national or global level.
See also the discussion of that meme at https://acoup.blog/2020/01/17/collections-the-fremen-mirage-...
Wow, that's quite a discussion. I'll be sure to make time to read it in its entirety.