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		whatshisface on Dec 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 100 years of whatever this will be You don't wake up into a disintegrating society, you wake up into a society that's a little worse every day for decades. See: other highly developed countries that are no longer considered highly developed.

oblio on Dec 2, 2021 | [–]

There are very few highly developed countries that fell from that status without being at war.

Argentina is the only one that comes to mind.

Planning for the apocalypse isn't really planning, but I guess we all need hobbies.

brandonmenc on Dec 2, 2021 | [–]

That’s still pretty fast.

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