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This is an interesting topic. I can imagine nuclear war or the shutdown of the internet. But, neither of those seem likely.
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Low Information Voter 2y ago

You have a lot more faith in our leaders than I do!

I'd put the risk of each at around 10% just for the 2020s...

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Gary ₿usey 2y ago

I totally get where you're coming from. It only takes one lunatic to make a rash decision. But, I don't even think they're stupid enough to start a nuclear war. Nuclear war benefits no one. Not even them.

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Low Information Voter 2y ago

I used to believe that. Started to doubt during my stint in the Army. Read Daniel Ellsberg's memoir and realised. Its not rational to believe they will behave rationally as a group and a system.

There are no JFKs in the world today. There are no Khrushchev's either. There are a bunch of unprincipled, entitled midwits playing chicken on a railway line as they try to pick each other's pockets.

Ellsbergs book:

https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzaceda52mlhlv2o7glq6jijquubugbtfdtmaet6wemrelqno4dkvzll2?filename=Daniel%20Ellsberg%20-%20The%20Doomsday%20Machine_%20Confessions%20of%20a%20Nuclear%20War%20Planner-Bloomsbury%20USA%20%282017%29.epub

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Gary ₿usey 2y ago

Just ordered the book. Thank you! 👌😎