Apparently some are not familiar with the story: Croesus of Lydia asked the Oracle what would happen once he attacked Iran. Oracle predicted: "a great civilization will die". Of course it turned out that the one that died was Lydia, not Iran. Seems relevant...

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:vqtp5dj2o6rqnge56sz2db5a/post/3miw6axuv2s2y