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Norrrm

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1. Unreliable dependence and control of systems.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:23 PM
23 hrs ago

The loss of information is detrimental but being dependent upon someone else
controlling that system makes it potentially unreliable. When the controlling entity
changes political alliances, one side can be instantly affected. Actually, both sides, one
positively and one negatively. I'm sure that America has its own satellites and systems
under its own control, but we still probably use Starlink. Like Trump, Musk is loyal to
himself not to America.

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