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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by chii on Monday May 11, 2020 @02:47AM (#23139487)
society will not break down if your neighbours are going to remain your friends.

The breakdown happen precisely because you can no longer trust even your neighbours. You got the cause and effect backwards.

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Re:Why is the stock market rallying when the economy is so bad? by kybernetikos on Monday May 11, 2020 @03:09AM (#23139603)
Societal breakdown is what happens when you can't trust institutions. When that happens, your neighbours are the ones you help and that help you. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/30/egyptians-make...

As far as I can tell, the extreme versions that turn into warlordism occur mainly in response to outside threat.

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