The Worst-Case Future for White-Collar Workers
theatlantic.comLooks like the ramifications of elite overproduction are starting to actually manifest everywhere!
> And while the polarizing nature of social media can perpetuate a sense of crisis and despair, these platforms are too disjointed for a unifying figure to emerge and seize power.[50] Turchin predicted that the resolution to this crisis will occur in the 2030s and will substantially change the character of the United States.[34]
What's the difference in predictions made between a theory of elite overproduction vs one of proletarianization?
Alternatively, you have the uncle Ted explanation:
We have subjugated ourselves and destroyed our autonomy and capability for individual action and fulfillment with institutions and technology. People cope for awhile until eventually it all destabilizes and goes to shit. It's also been about ~50yr since he penned the prediction that it would come to a head in 40-100yr.
And these are far from the only two theories with some very compelling arguments and lines of reasoning backing them up.
Uncle Ted being Ted Kaczynski, for the unaware:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Society_and_Its_Fut...