Hot take: The arc of history is bending in the right direction when you look at the world on the whole, but we are nearing the peak of the stress curve and it’s going to be very ugly when it snaps, particularly in the imperial core. There is a big conflict on the horizon between democracy and the forces of reaction which could erupt before the decade is out.

The biggest wildcard of course is what can and will be done about climate change. Climate change notwithstanding I think the future is bright for the global south as us influence collapses