Professor who predicted 2020s unrest sees US sliding deeper into crisis
www.newsweek.com
Fifteen years ago Peter Turchin warned America was on the brink of a decade of growing political unrest. This is what he says now.
  • Simon 𐕣he 🪨 JohnsonEnglish
    44•7 days ago

    Turchin’s father was Valentin Turchin who was a fairly famous Soviet cyberntician who left the USSR after defending Sakharov, because he didn’t want his science career to plummet in the same way. His life story is literally based in elite over reproduction.

    Turchin was at the University of Moscow before his family left the USSR.

    • MizuTama [he/him, any]English
      16•7 days ago

      I was shitposting but that is actually interesting and useful contextualization, thanks for the info.