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Re:Alan Turing's biggest fan remains the real enigma by denton-scratch on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @10:08AM (#27604733)
I thought the term "fabric of society" consists of things like hospitals and pwer plants - things that can be bombed, and upon which society depends.
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Re:Alan Turing's biggest fan remains the real enigma by krastanov on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @10:12AM (#27604777)
It seems it has been used in both and other ways: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/example/english/fabric-o...

For what is worth, your comment and this link[1] is the first time I have seen it used for material infrastructure.

[1] I am on the fence whether the quotes in the link can straightforwardly be interpreted to be about material infrastructure as opposed to "moral/social fabric".

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