An excellent thread summarizing a book outlining how empires rise, stagnate & fall. #JohnGlubb
From the way it’s described, it’s impossible to reverse the downward slide of an empire’s twilight once it slides into its death spiral.https://twitter.com/bixtern/status/990333016449859584 …
My favorite book on the subject "The Evolution of Civilizations", says that empires can occasionally shift from decline to a new expansionary period.
