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13 points jdnier | 3 comments | 04 Dec 25 05:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.584s | source

1. Webstir ◴[04 Dec 25 05:40 UTC] No.46144159[source]▶

And, you know, this little thing called the Kessler effect. Which, I’m kinda rooting for because it’d crash capitalism overnight and give us a chance to build something new.

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2. positr0n ◴[04 Dec 25 05:47 UTC] No.46144195[source]▶

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How do you figure that? Capitalism has been chugging along for hundreds of years before artificial satellites existed.

3. beardyw ◴[04 Dec 25 07:50 UTC] No.46144892[source]▶

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> Kessler effect

New to me, interesting.

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