-- Back then there was a race to the top to get up to speed with all things Freedom and Democracy.

I think there is one more thing: Prosperity (in economic terms).

I am not sure was there ever a narrative which was accepted so widely, to such an extent and with such speed.

It really is a remarkable world: you live the way you like and let other’s live the way they like.

But all of that does not work if there is not enough paper money with some value which can be given to everybody (with hopes that you will get more of it as we progress more), because if that’s missing, stuff that you can do with your freedom is very limited. The whole narrative gets stuck this way. I think this is why this narrative is in big troubles now.

What was amazing to me (for decades now) is that all these things you mentioned were taken so seriously by so many people. Thinking that you can base your life individually and collectively on these things was always amazing to me. It is a remarkable skill, but it has it’s deficiencies. It is basically an experiment, and I think this how it is perceived by at least part of technocratic elites. While it works, great, but when it does not, we will figure out a new one (and stay in power). But what’s going to happen to all those who accepted it seriously?