@mattblaze@federate.social This is some of my favorite stuff to nerd out on. Always had an interest in infrastructure in general, but infrastructure with a hidden purpose especially.
@mattblaze@federate.social@CStamp@mastodon.social@60sRefugee@spacey.space@nyrath@spacey.space Of course we've mainly been discussing USA and Russia in this thread. It is very possible that someone else could start something that simply "gets out of hand" and pulls others into things. Or USA with the right (e.g. wrong) leadership decides to play Team America: World Police to "fix the problem".
@mattblaze@federate.social I lived through that era, telling younger friends about it now there is a disconnect as it is abstract. At least these relics make it real for them, maybe (hopefully) making some of my current paranoia and political “take” seem slightly more, well, justified.
@mattblaze@federate.social This is some of my favorite stuff to nerd out on. Always had an interest in infrastructure in general, but infrastructure with a hidden purpose especially.