protip: the reason things like this don't actually collapse us is because we change. we don't have some dictator's ego that needs protecting and we allow competition, so there's (image this, ivan) actually outcomes to problems besides just "everything keeps getting worse" like in russia. in russia, they "fix" problems usually by finding somebody new to squeeze and shove the burden off on. that's why the war has killed so many oligarchs.
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