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appalachiablue

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3. Freedom for people to work and survive is being challeged

Reply to UniqueUserName (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 9, 2025, 03:00 PM

Jan 2025

for the reasons you mention. Many people here can't move out of the US or within it to work. Other factors limiting freedom are continued climate disruption, and the growth of AI and displacement of human labor. When I saw mention of a rising feudal society several years ago I couldn't believe it.

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Kick dalton99a Jan 2025 #1

I've wanted to start this conversation for a long time. We are basically experiencing feudalism 2.0 UniqueUserName Jan 2025 #2

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True, and even more disturbing. Poorly informed, duped and destructive people. appalachiablue Jan 2025 #8