This is a fascinating video. At 7:00, Tom Rowsell (SurviveTheJive) reads out some excerpts of the Srimad Bhagvatam(an important hindu scripture) where many if not every single prophecy comes true. The higher values are replaced by lower ones. Ones only worth in society is based upon their level of affluence and sex, people have no loyalty to their own family, culture or values. The only thing people will satisfy will be their genitals and bellies.
Everything will decay but there is a glimmer of hope. Just taking the name of Krishna would help one escape life and attain moksha.
Tom makes references from other indo european religions as well, this is not a culture war or culture war adjacent thing, mostly just something I found super fascinating given that they all were faiths that were very similar for the most part and got many things about the future right. The issue with kaliyuga is that of values, we have seen astounding technological and economical growth, the truth in many places is that many have lost values that were considered important by those who appreciate antiquity (I do at least). Many will not agree but even then, would appreciate any thots on this.
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Maybe the prophecy is based on societal collapses in the past which informed people of where their society could be heading. In the past I've heard someone say that the Book of Revelations is only an allegory that the change of society comes after disease, war, famine and the fourth horseman is not death of people but of society. I'm trying to not overthink these things. But maybe there is a recurrence and a life cycle in societal development and we are reliving the conditions of so many before us and we can draw parallels as with this prophecy.
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