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North Korea has a better future than South Korea (e.g., higher fertility and social cohesion).
'Has the best future' is a value judgement with no timeframe or measurable outcome.
Unresolvable
Said May 29, 2025no deadline
Economy & marketsOpen
Over the next few years the global economic crisis will worsen, and people will increasingly turn back to the Communist Manifesto.
Said May 29, 2025 in Civilization #56: What Marx Got Wrong @ 45:56
Timeline Closes in 19 months
Timeframe next few yearsWindow 3.0 years
Verdict Open
There is no worsening global economic crisis so far: the IMF's Oct 2026 WEO projects 3.1% global growth in 2026 and 3.4% in 2027, despite the Iran-war energy shock. A revival of interest in the Communist Manifesto is hard to measure. The deadline is 2028.
What he said
I think that over next few years as the cap uh uh economic crisis worsens around the world, people are going to refer back to the Communist Manifesto, okay?
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