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Jiang's paired diagnosis for why declining empires double down instead of reassessing.
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hubris and desperation
Jiang's paired diagnosis for why declining empires double down instead of reassessing.
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"...strategic planning because there's a lethal and toxic combination of hubris and desperation. And so Washington, D.C. has become an insular bubble, right? And..."
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"...they suffer from a toxic and lethal combination of both hubris and desperation, meaning that they continue to underestimate the resilience and resolve of..."
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