i liked the book in general, but couldn't help thinking that the hellscape of the Mandibles is currently a thing for people in quite a few countries, the usual suspects like Lebanon and Argentina coming to mind.

it's scary for people in the US because it taps into the deep fear of not being top dog anymore, of course, we have bitcoin so i feel like i have hope, even if the days ahead are darker, although in reality, we probably wont have a total collapse of society, but just continue with the gradual sucking to continue, everything just getting more expensive and the central governments try and magic their way out of a situation that cant be solved with money printing