Decadence is defined as ‘the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state‘, ‘moral degeneration or decay‘, or ‘unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence‘. It is often attributed as one of the reasons why empires fall, the classic example being the Roman Empire. One thing I have noticed of late, is that our society (at least, Western society) is in a severe state of decadence. Decadence doesn’t just mean a state of decay/decline, but suggests that such decline is from the highest point of evolution for whatever is decaying.

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