Degeneration & Despair: The Coming Great Cope in America

I was hanging out in Italy with several friends for a wedding in 2023. In one of the numerous conversations, a buddy was talking about some young Italians he met. He described them as “nice but no prospects in life.”

When I asked what he meant, he said: “these guys literally have no future and they know it.”

I guess that's why they are just living purely in the now. Sadly, it seems they have zero ambitions or thoughts to change this or their circumstances. They are setting their own limits. It’s so sad. 

But this is representative of a very wide swath of America these days. 

We have an upcoming generation that has gotten spoiled, entitled and aimless. They think they deserve that glamorous and rich lifestyle they see on Instagram and other social media. But they are themselves unwilling to do the hard work, move cities/countries or take any risks. 

We will see a large portion of society move down one economic strata. Dating will be brutal for both males and females. 

For most Americans, we will see rising crime, rage on streets and the middle class disappear. This is accompanied by a clueless, unaccountable & grifting political class and fast declining state capacity. 

That is why I agree with what the smart folks at BowTiedBull have been saying for years now: we are going to see a tremendous amount of complete degeneracy. What do I mean by degeneracy? I mean excess food, alcohol, drink and sleeping around/ whoring. Partying like mad. Las Vegas & Miami will do very well in this new world I think. It will be completely  rampant hedonism to an unhealthy degree. Why? This is the ultimate COPE when they realize their lives are going nowhere. Just like the young Italian men my friend met, absolutely zero prospects in life. 

And this degeneracy will be promoted in the mainstream media. It already is. Why? Because what other way can you keep a restive populace distracted and contained. 

So watch this space and don’t get caught up in it. I’ve said this many times: this crisis actually does provide massive opportunities to pull ahead. If you are ready for it.

If you are one of these people feeling stuck in life. Troy Francis tweeted some good advice:

“If you're really stuck in dating, or any area of life

Sometimes you need to go nuclear 

- Ditch your loser friends 

- Move to a different city/county 

- Take on radically different habits 

- Completely overhaul your personality 

What you've been doing until now hasn't worked”

Just move somewhere. Anywhere. Make new & better friends. Get a new job. Motion creates emotion. 

Start a new business, maybe even one catering to this degeneration. I wouldn’t personally but if this is the only way you can pull ahead, do it, “don’t hate the player, hate the game.” Stack cash as money equals freedom. Freedom to escape if you need.  Otherwise have good home/ private security and shooting skills to protect yourself from the desperate crooks and druggies out there. 

Just stay focused on your health, your family, keep learning and building skills and your business/craft. And make sure you carefully curate and build your tribe of fellow driven, healthy and ambitious individuals. This may be the only way to keep sane and moving forward in life.