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Civilization's dessert course, eaten with the certainty there's no dinner left.
means Moral or cultural decline marked by indulgence, excess, and a taste for luxury over substance.
from From Latin de- (down) plus cadere (to fall), via medieval Latin decadentia — literally a falling-away, first applied to crumbling empires before it ever meant chocolate.
Rome's brandEdward Gibbon made empire and decline inseparable.
Art movement19th-century Decadents wore decline as a fashion statement.
Cake creepNow mostly describes desserts and bubble baths.