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Not stopping the Florida recount may have changed the entire trajectory of the 21st century.
by HeatrayEnjoyer 2y ago
Not stopping the Florida recount may have changed the entire trajectory of the 21st century.
- Fade_Dance 2y agoButterfly effect is hard to comprehend isn't it? My favorite tangential stat (adding a little bit of path dependence to the conceptual stew) is the huge difference in outcomes between holding a kid back from first grade or not. For some reason that's something I was always keyed into, even as a little kid. I've always hyper fixated on these possibility nexuses, and had a hard time caring about times when it's hard to break through the walls. Those moments when the threads of fate cross are just so important in the world, and it really is a fundamental phenomenon.
- garaetjjte 2y agoThese recounts wouldn't be enough, full statewide recount was necessary for Gore to win. https://web.archive.org/web/20011203132040/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12623-2001Nov11.html https://web.archive.org/web/20011203132040/https://www.washi...