Demographics are THE long-term indicator

Most of the west is in a population decline or at best, flat equilibrium. So population growth only comes in those places via immigration .. and the covid years quickly emphasised that.

In times of rising tension and uncertainty, birthrates fall .. go look back at birth rates in the periods leading up to world wars .. and conversely the boom in birthrates AFTER those events .. hello Boomers

The entire credit-based financial system however requires ongoing "growth". Cycles are normal .. which means so is contraction .. and that's what drives the synergy between underlying societal tension, declining birthrates and credit collapses

So sure - people should be able to travel and work freely - I'm damn sure I want to be able to and ain't nothing special or unique about me