Principles for Dealing with the Changing World OrderQuick Savant
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
by Quick Savant · first published 2022
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2021–2026first – last mentioned
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Historical analysis of why empires and nations rise and decline, using many past examples and data. Valued for big-picture context on the current world order, especially by readers wanting a broad, research-based view.
Common criticism: Some doubt the historical data and question the author's motives.
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…the best times, roughly monotonic progress, with some temporary setbacks. But this recent video by Ray Dalio made me think a lot, and led me to his books: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xguam0TKMw8 Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order He did a bunch of quantitative research and came up with a model for the prosperity of countries, and "the world order". In the model, there were 4 world leaders at various points: Dutch, British, Americans,…
on “No, America is not collapsing” ↗Assuming you live in the US like I do, definitely watch this video and read Dalio's book (I bought 2 copies) Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio (2022) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xguam0TKMw8 Basically we're on the downward part of the cycle of wealth. That has NOT happened in our lifetimes, but it's happened many times before…
on “Ask HN: Why Is Everything Declining?” ↗…more predictable and yet uncontrollable at play. Also checkout Peter Zeihan’s book that briefly made it to the NY top 10 a couple of months back. Both have done the scholarly work so you don’t have to… Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail https://a.co/d/glYQyNV
on “US Economy Is a Safer Bet Than ‘Dire’ Europe, Goldman Strategists Say” ↗> The economy is stabilizing. It's being weaned off of ultra-loose money for the first time in years. You might enjoy reading "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail", https://www.amazon.com/Changing-World-Order-Nations-Succeed-... (The author is Ray Dalio, one of the US's best institutional investors.) The big question is, when are…
on “Meta announces hiring freeze, warns employees of restructuring” ↗Highly recommend Ray Dalio's new book: Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail [1]. If you want interview style he was on the Lex Fridman Podcast #251 too [2]. Takes a look at historical ups and downs and gives hard data without too much colour being…
on “Ask HN: How are you preparing for the incoming recession?” ↗Read Ray Dalio’s just recently release 576 page book “ Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail” and you will get a far deeper understanding how he comes to that conclusion. I personally thought it is an incredible well researched book with lots of analysis including…
on “Ask HN: Are We in a Bubble?” ↗I highly recommend the book "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order" for helping see the big picture. I am also saddened by the state of the world, particularly in regards to inequality which I think is the source of many problems. After reading the book, I realized that…
on “Ask HN: Disillusioned with the direction of society and technology” ↗…a few books that I thought were good, but I also wish I knew about a single better resource: - The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson (This also has a documentary) - Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed or Fail by Ray Dalio (not directly about money but does a good job at explaining reserve currencies, types of currencies, debt cycles, inflation, all of which are related) - What…
on “Resources to understand deeply how money works?” ↗Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xguam0TKMw8 I think this video addresses the topic in question at a layman level.
on “What happened to the US machine tool industry?” ↗…Capital in the Twenty-First Century, for an overview of historical change. You will find that the author agrees with you in many accounts. - The Collapse of Complex Societies, by Josph A. Tainter. - Principles for dealing with the changing world order. The bad news is that the most likely iteration coming around the corner is human's lost of control of our societies in favor of machine intelligence. It's not going to be as "peaceful" as the rise of…
on “The world of tomorrow” ↗…They would very much like to do the same to the rest of the world. And one day they will, just not yet. I hope they implode before they do (like all empires). (apologies for the grim tone)(I suggest "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xguam0TKMw8)
on “TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users” ↗…consequence of the stated goal of our current ruling regime, that would be the coup de grace on this country's hegemony. It is the definitive end to it, and the birth of Chinese hegemony. Ray Dalio's Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order feels prescient: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xguam0TKMw8
on “US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, 20% on EU” ↗I am reading the book from Ray Dalio, "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order". This article seems a little reductive in its analysis, but this is actually a huge topic. I have not finished the book yet, I don't claim to understand all its implications, but I really like it because…
on “The Dollar Is Dead” ↗The book "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail" by Ray Dalio compares the rise (and decline) of the American "world empire" to prior world empires. The two most recent are the U.K. and the Netherlands. The same things…
on “America Will Collapse by 2025 (2010)” ↗Ray Dalio, billionaire founder of Bridgewater, has recently written a book "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order" where he advocates systemic change, including effective government action to address inequality.
on “It’s mostly a demand shock, not a supply shock, and it’s everywhere” ↗