>[!abstract] >Declinism is the belief that a society or institution is tending towards decline. Particularly, it is the predisposition, caused by cognitive biases such as [[Rosy retrospection|rosy retrospection]], to view the past more favorably and the future more negatively (Wikipedia, 2025). >[!related] >- **North** (upstream): — >- **West** (similar): [[Rosy retrospection]] >- **East** (different): — >- **South** (downstream): —