I need a couple bil to train an AI model on ALL mythology and folklore from all cultures of the world to then create real gnomes, elves, trolls etc by sticking it in robots and releasing them into the wild, then they will constantly clandestinely steal materials from us to construct more fae.
from what I’ve seen pretty much the only newly built “pre-war” architecture comes from citizens movements. You know, the people that actually have to live and work in these buildings, that can’t flee to their island on their mega-yacht.
It only takes around 3-5% more money, not to build oppulent buildings like this, but toned down, still beautiful versions that used to be the norm before the World Wars. But they are 100x more beautiful than any of the McMansions and shoe boxes we mostly build today.
at least that would be visually cool. currently we have none of the benefits of feudalism, but all of the downsides. Like at least during the massive wealth inequality around 1900, they built shit like this:
Don’t worry, the real economic crisis is just now coming with the Fed planning on raising interest rates next year. That’s been a pretty reliable indicator that shit is about to hit the fan for the last few financial crisis. What we got after the Pandemic was just a little entrée.