
Over the past decade, we lived through a series of disruptive events that upended business as usual. A disruptive event can have positive or negative outcomes. It can blow the dust off ancient systems that have become corrupt or anachronistic, or it can threaten civilization’s scaffolding.
Recent events have leaned in the negative direction. Our young people are more lonely and suicidal. We have given up on the notion that a president should exemplify a virtuous life. Income inequality has led to a series of mini-revolutions.
With 10,000 buildings burned to the ground and over 100,000 people displaced, the Los Angeles wildfire is a disruptive event times a hundred. It’s a cataclysmic event that could bring both positive and negative outcomes. It will revolutionize urban development, strengthen the MAGA coalition, and change the map of California.
