RE: Arms and AI Race Go to the Next Level; Crypto Caught in the Middle

Yeah, I agree. It sucks when this happens. Here's a quote (I looked it up, it isn't exactly the one I was looking for) that says a lot about this:

Life is just one damn thing after another.

Looks like folk wisdom warns us that good times are rare.

The west is on its twilight, it's been obvious for some years already

It is struggling, for sure. Western hegemony (which only ends with the US) is likely close to its end. It comes much quicker than many would have anticipated, despite the already known cycles. But it's different when you live through the times, than when you read about them.