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stray thought about winter. idk how bad it's gonna get, but. governments will probably react to any hint of instability by locking down social media hard and the firms will surely comply if asked maybe worth getting contact info of mutuals and saying hi to meatspace neighbors

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I think I'd be wiling to bet against this, do u wanna pick a concrete prediction and put $20 on it

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which part would you want to bet against? a hard winter or actions to constrain or censor social media in the event of political instability?

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i think "governments will probably react to any hint of instability by locking down social media hard" maybe its hard to put a finger on it, but what would be an example of instability, and what would be an example of locking down social media hard

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Yeah, I think giving people a harmless place to vent, where anyone can be muted at will *if needed*, kinda works in their favor. They don't want that energy directed elsewhere.

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