"This Is the Greatest Lie Ever Told" - How Elites & Baby Boomers Collapsed America - Rudyard Lynch (WhatifaltHis Video)

Welcome to this 27 August 2024 video from Impact Theory and host Tom Bilyeu. 

Today’s episode, The Greatest Lie Ever Told – How Elites & Baby Boomers Collapsed America, features a deep and thought-provoking conversation with Rudyard Lynch, a prominent YouTuber known for his channel WhatifaltHist. Together, Tom and Rudyard dive into a myriad of complex societal issues, dissecting how social science beliefs and historical societal views intertwine to shape our world today.

In this episode, Rudyard introduces the notion of a “psychological black death” affecting young people, particularly Zoomers, and the broader societal implications of urbanization and the decline of rural, religious communities. He forecasts a potential psychological crisis akin to historical calamities like the French Revolution and the rise of totalitarian regimes, framed within the modern context of declining birth rates and growing political polarization.

Tom and Rudyard also scrutinize the role of bureaucracy, the rise of charismatic figures, the generational economic divide, and the dark history of social collapses driven by inflation and demographic shifts. This conversation not only unpacks the correlation between mental health and societal structures but also boldly examines the potential for civil conflict in the near future.

Join us for this eye-opening exploration into the historical cycles, biological influences, and intricate dynamics that could shape the fate of modern society. Whether you’re seeking to understand the socio-political landscape better or pondering the future trajectory of humanity, this episode is packed with insights you won’t want to miss.

https://youtu.be/8Waiu1nZakA

00:00 Inflation correlates with social collapse every 250 years.
09:57 Growing up, forgetting to feed cats’ impact. Political factions’ self-interest and competition.
12:48 Industrialized countries face alarming demographic and economic crises.
18:00 Birth rate dropping, cultural shifts lead to conflict.
24:06 Gen Z has less buying power, marriage later.
31:21 Challenges of reproducing in urban societies.
33:02 Social standards, city creativity, rural stability.
39:24 Mouse utopia reflects societal parallels, distrust studies.
43:15 Mouse utopia is natural order shutting down.
50:19 Debating predictive validity of Newtonian physics.
56:23 Relaxing social mores can lead to creativity.
01:04:20 Abuse of principles can lead to self-interest.
01:09:55 Utopian goals used for infinite bureaucratic funding.
01:11:28 Small market share, bureaucracy equates to power.
01:20:37 Left believes in moral arc of history.