eh?

Never,

Maybe not in our lifetime.

But the cracks and ripples could be even worse - inflation, societal unrest

Ya know, mandibles here we come

I feel like he just jinxed it into happening, but also, it makes sense that it would happen. The system is unsustainable.

It will never nominally default because the government can always print money to finance USD denominated debt. We could have a fun hyperinflation cycle if no one else wants to buy new debt though.