Ctrl-F 'massive botnets' http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=25632 … Their computers are already seized. May as well seize them for your side.
@Alrenous the Turchin hypothesis is they rely on more complex organization (proto-states) to fight off ever-more-organized bandits
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@sarahdoingthing Rule of thumb. Welfare makes the poor poorer. Nationalized healthcare makes the citizens sicker. -
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