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Collapse begins when elite overproduction creates factions that recruit parts of the middle class and the people, aligning society into power blocs.
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Elite Factions
Collapse begins when elite overproduction creates factions that recruit parts of the middle class and the people, aligning society into power blocs.
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"Okay? Do you understand? They push the workers harder to generate more wealth. All right? So, in the decline phase, this is not really..."
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Societies do not fall because one problem gets worse in a straight line.
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