> I'm curious about such questions because on a larger scheme of the things, I really hope that Boeing is not a miniature reflection of the US - an empire in its twilight that got entangled in irreconcilable interests, doomed to watch its own inevitable decline.
Markets cycle. Companies cycle. People cycle (actually just die unless you consider their offspring their continuation).
All systems do cycle; including the USA. It doesn't mean it's the end. If China doesn't rise and crashes it, there isn't really any other serious challenger and it will likely be the "rising" empire again.
Eh. Maybe. My money’s somewhere in between. The US is an empire in decline, but it isn’t clear that China is the replacement. If China can somehow survive demographic collapse, then I’d put my money on them, but that’s a big if.
Markets cycle. Companies cycle. People cycle (actually just die unless you consider their offspring their continuation).
All systems do cycle; including the USA. It doesn't mean it's the end. If China doesn't rise and crashes it, there isn't really any other serious challenger and it will likely be the "rising" empire again.