I feel like this has been a concept for a long time within imperialist studies, but I can’t find it. Surely it’s a thing. What would you call it?
EDIT: thanks for all the brilliant responses
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If there is, I think it’s definitely a catalyst behind things like Dark Forest Theory.
That is an excellent point. “Dark Forest Theory” being imperialists unable to imagine anything but imperialism.
I can’t really claim sole credit. I was heavily inspired by the excellent essay Fear Of A Capitalist Planet.
Good read. It is easier to imagine the end of the world (space aliens blow us up with the negative space wedgie gun) than it is to imagine the end of capitalism