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    1. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 12 Mar 2020

      hmmm been thinking how many governments are going to fall because of this, relative the the no-coronavirus counterfactual?

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    2. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 12 Mar 2020

      it doesnt seem like collapses are inevitable! consider: governments did not generally collapse directly because of plague in historical settings where plagues were far worse. Athens, Byzantium, Antonines, most of medieval Europe in the 14th century

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    3. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 12 Mar 2020

      consider: possibility that plague is the health of the state per @St_Rev plague prevention is basically the most persuasive argument for existence of /some/ state function in a modern world on the other hand . . .

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      eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 12 Mar 2020

      in the past, maybe people didnt really expect the state to prevent disease, and now it's a core function? if so, maybe a serious outbreak is more delegitimizing than it would have been in the pre-War era

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        1. eigenrobot‏ @eigenrobot 12 Mar 2020

          also consider: - a decimated population is far less likely to be in physical condition to revolt - politicians are disproportionately old and also sociable and inclined to travel. May melt many hierarchies - coincidence of a likely global recession (do these cause revolution?)

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        1. jordan‏ @ThisIsJbone 12 Mar 2020
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          Sanctions will have the intended effect in Iran

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        1. Drew Posting His L's Online‏ @onefiftyfivemm 12 Mar 2020
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          In the past, legitimacy was checked by the incidence of natural disasters and plagues God flagellating his chosen people etc

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        1. Aslak‏ @Aslaklakaslak 12 Mar 2020
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          States saying 'stay home if you feel sick' but incubation can range from 0 to 27 days, average 5-10 days. They should also say that healthy people should stay home if they can?

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        1.  🔪‏ @leaacta 12 Mar 2020
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          the primitive city/state is also what first provided the population density necessary for certain infections to spread—so, this reasoning seems fitting, as they've been inseparable in some ways from the beginning 🤔

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        1. Heuristicism‏ @heuristicism 12 Mar 2020
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          Just spitballing, but I think the increase in urbanization/interconnectivity via air travel may make certain areas more vulnerable than in the past

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        1. ifrit‏ @metadiogenes 12 Mar 2020
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          I continue to be pretty concerned about the possibility of government collapse: could our key infrastructural institutions function with 40% infection rates among healthcare workers, police, military, government officials? A lot of smart people have been flinching away from this.

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