Criticism of the West: the US faces structural problems in three critical sectors—healthcare (extremely expensive with poor outcomes), education (costs more and delivers less than alternatives like Lebanese education), and military (China produces drones for 7% of US cost). The West has high quality-of-life indicators but faces headwinds and saturation.

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Nassim Taleb

Evidence Quote

Healthcare cost tons of money to get nothing...education you pay tons of money and you get better education elsewhere...China produces drones for 7% of what it cost the US

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The Merge: Ep. 03 | The past is not gone; it lives on in the futureMaroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architect
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:38:57 AM

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