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Re:Why I Wrote PGP (1999) by goodoldneon on Sunday August 08, 2021 @09:20AM (#28106483)
9/11 is an inflection point in modern day America, but there have been other equal/greater inflection points. Revolutionary War, Civil War, WW2… lots of war
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Re:Why I Wrote PGP (1999) by nmg on Sunday August 08, 2021 @09:28AM (#28106540)
Absolutely, and wars waged without declaration that were equally traumatic. Within the lifetime of the Internet, I think 9/11 is the major inflection
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