Is there such a thing as a national fortune cycle? To think we would reach a scale where we could overlook Japan and Europe

‌Well, the lives of ordinary people are probably similar whether it's Japan, Europe, or Korea.
If you just rank us by economic indicators, it's true that we don't fall behind, and in some cases, we're actually ahead..
But this might just be a golden age, and once the cycle passes, Korea might hit rock bottom too, right?
I don't know how things will turn out.. It's hard to predict.