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 Why does there seem to be unanimous agreement that 2024 is going to be a total shitshow? I'm not sure I've experienced this before lol.

@pipe any thoughts? #asknostr ?

Does everyone always say this for election years? 🤔 
 since 2021, this is my experience and it's true wrt macro things lol 
 Do you mean every year from 2021 everyone says the following year will be a total shitshow that will outdo the previous year?

It seems like 2024 has been the most anticipated shitshow in shitshow talkers lol 
 yes, that's the sentiment

but 20/21/22 was the peak for me personally  
 let's say 21 
 lol 
 Responding so u don't respond to ureself a 4th time. Yw fren 
 So you're actually expecting 2024 to be less of a shitshow? 👀 (But still a shitshow obviously) 
 yes, it's a tough competition for me but i wish 2024  the best, not gonna b easy 
 Because both of the big candidates and their zombie voting base are walking septic tanks? #politics #usa
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 That's it. 😤

Explain yourselves:

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 Largest election year in US history (largest number of elections to have taken place in a single election year) 

Likelihood of global cyber attack on banks and critical infrastructure followed by a digital Patriot Act, digital IDs and CBDCs 

Ratification of WHO pandemic treaty  
 I wasn't aware of the digital patriot act, I have a feeling it's similar to what we're getting in the UK tho 🤔 
 I have no specific source for this, but that is often how this works. There is a draconian bill waiting in the wings of a large crisis that can be easily pushed through when everyone is panicking.

There have been voices calling for more internet regulation and surveillance for years, as well as the elimination of online anonimity, the elimination of cash and financial privacy,  efforts at CBDCs, calls for Digital IDs, use of biometrics to verify human from bot/AI, and so on.

"You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. And what I mean by that is the opportunity to do things you could not do before."
Rahm Emanuel  
 The shitshow only gets shitshowier in the long run. Though there is volatility on the road to peak hypershitshowization 
 So I can expect the same for 2025? Despite it not being a US election year? 
 Unfortunately, most likely yes 
 In your experience every year people say the following year is going to be the biggest shitshow ever? So it's just forever shittier shitshows? Lolcry 
 Babes:( 
 So I can expect the same for 2025? Despite it not being a US election year? 
 Unfortunately, most likely yes 
 In your experience every year people say the following year is going to be the biggest shitshow ever? So it's just forever shittier shitshows? Lolcry 
 The sentiment I'm getting is that is priced in and the shitshow to come is worse. 

I hope they're wrong obviously.

I'm sort of used to this talk from hold bugs, they're always saying this. But it seems to be everyone. Even the man at the bus stop. 
 *Gold bugs
Hold me 
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 *Gold bugs
Hold me 
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 Mid is good👀 
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