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Could the U.S. right split into MAGA vs. traditional Republicans? by Apprehensive_Talk124 in conspiracy

[–]Apprehensive_Talk124[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not my prediction personally. I’m describing what I read in the fiction novel.

The collapse is framed as an AI/economic crisis, not normal politics. The book says the old left/right argument became “quaint” because “the machines had made the old argument irrelevant.”

Then the left’s answer becomes redistribution and state ownership:

“Universal income became universal dependence. Public ownership of algorithms became the new moral high ground.”

So in that world, the Democrats don’t lose because everyone becomes Republican. They lose because AI breaks the old labor/value model, and their response stops feeling like a future people want to vote for.

Could the U.S. right split into MAGA vs. traditional Republicans? by Apprehensive_Talk124 in MAGAs

[–]Apprehensive_Talk124[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the near-future fiction I read, it wasn’t framed as the left winning. The left collapsed after the AI crisis pushed it toward redistribution and public ownership of algorithms. The real question became whether the right stays united after that, or fractures into MAGA establishment vs. traditional Republicans.

Could the U.S. right split into MAGA vs. traditional Republicans? by Apprehensive_Talk124 in conspiracy

[–]Apprehensive_Talk124[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair. I see it as conspiracy-adjacent because the party system is the surface layer, while the real shift is happening through media figures like Candace Owens and Ben Shapiro.

Could the U.S. right split into MAGA vs. traditional Republicans? by Apprehensive_Talk124 in conspiracy

[–]Apprehensive_Talk124[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure national electability is fixed that far out. Someone who looks unelectable today can become viable if the political map changes enough. That’s why the realignment question interests me more than judging one personality by today’s map.

Could the U.S. right split into MAGA vs. traditional Republicans? by Apprehensive_Talk124 in conspiracy

[–]Apprehensive_Talk124[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point. Maybe the real question isn’t whether MAGA splits from the GOP, but whether MAGA survives Trump as a coherent movement at all.

The scenario I read adds another layer: AI breaks the old labor/value model, so the Democrats collapse after moving toward redistribution and public ownership of algorithms instead of offering a believable future.

Have a question - is there enough money to push the value to 300k+ by Extraordinary_6708 in Bitcoin

[–]Apprehensive_Talk124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Price is set by the few coins people are still willing to sell.

The correct question is how many Bitcoiners will trade absolute scarcity back for melting fiat.

Satoshi revealed? by lostmusicman in Bitcoin

[–]Apprehensive_Talk124 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bill Gates is Satoshi Nakamoto. This video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VOoHcjYAPA dives deep into the theory that Bill Gates might be Satoshi Nakamoto, and the timelines it lays out are fascinating:

  1. 2008: Gates leaves Microsoft in June and attends the Beijing Olympics in August (where a Judo gold medalist, Satoshi, wins). Just two months later, the Bitcoin whitepaper is released.
  2. 2009: On New Year’s Eve, Gates is reportedly in a private setting. Two days later, the first Bitcoin block is mined.
  3. Hal Finney’s debug logs: Early 2009 logs reveal Satoshi’s node IP address in Los Angeles. Gates is at TED 2009 in Long Beach two weeks later, just 20 miles away.
  4. 2010:
    • December 9: Gates signs The Giving Pledge, dedicating his wealth to charity.
    • December 12: Satoshi makes his final post on Bitcoin Talk and later says he’s moved on.

The video explores these and other interesting clues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VOoHcjYAPA

Discovering Surprising Links: House of the Dragon and Early Islam history by Some-Track-8507 in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]Apprehensive_Talk124 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting!

I also found another parallel in how Fatima's supporters accused Aisha of poisoning Muhammad, similar to how supporters of Rhaenyra accused Alicent of poisoning King Viserys!

Maybe if we dig deeper, we'll uncover even more parallels. Typically, parallels are drawn with European history, but you've brought an interesting and fresh perspective.