> the lack of emphasis on education in the U.S., at least historically, has been a sign of the strength of the U.S. economy, not a weakness of the culture
And when the country is suddenly not that attractive anymore for some reason, the whole thing collapses like a house of cards.
I'm not saying it's going to happen necessarily, I'm just saying the system is dangerously tuned to extreme levels of high-performance / high-risk.
When the engine in my Honda Civic will eventually fail (after many decades probably), it will just stop working. When the engine in an F1 car fails, it may blow up sending flames all over the vehicle and its occupant.
And when the country is suddenly not that attractive anymore for some reason, the whole thing collapses like a house of cards.
I'm not saying it's going to happen necessarily, I'm just saying the system is dangerously tuned to extreme levels of high-performance / high-risk.
When the engine in my Honda Civic will eventually fail (after many decades probably), it will just stop working. When the engine in an F1 car fails, it may blow up sending flames all over the vehicle and its occupant.