The competency crisis is everywhere and accelerating. It was happening before COVID, but that kicked into high gear. The west has lost the intellectual capacity to even maintain itself.
@RegalBeagle DEI over meritocracy. it was inevitable. USSR collapsed for the same reason, incompetent people on important places, loyal to the cause but damaging to the entire society with their lack of skill to handle the job.
@Justicar A talent hires A talent. B talent hires C talent. The death-spiral begins