[Ipg-smz] Modern "Plagues"

[Richi Jennings]

If I was G*d (which, for the avoidance of doubt, I'm not), I'd be looking
for something I could sic on a population to persuade them to
#LetMyPeopleGo.

So how about ransomware?

LMPG, or I'll encrypt your files
…or…
LMPG, and I'll decrypt your files

Or what about public shaming on social media? https://youtu.be/wAIP6fI0NAI
(Hopefully you can understand Jon Ronson's accent.)

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On Tue, 16 Apr 2019, 8:01 pm Perlow, Jason, <jperlow at gmail.com> wrote:

> The story of Passover has 10 plagues:
>
> 1Plagues <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#Plagues>
>
>    - 1.11. Blood (דָם): Ex. 7:14–24
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#1._Blood_(%D7%93%D6%B8%D7%9D):_Ex._7:14%E2%80%9324>
>    - 1.22. Frogs (צְּפַרְדֵּעַ): Ex. 7:25–8:15
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#2._Frogs_(%D7%A6%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%A4%D6%B7%D7%A8%D6%B0%D7%93%D6%B5%D6%BC%D7%A2%D6%B7):_Ex._7:25%E2%80%938:15>
>    - 1.33. Lice (כִּנִּים): Ex. 8:16-19
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#3._Lice_(%D7%9B%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%A0%D6%B4%D6%BC%D7%99%D7%9D):_Ex._8:16-19>
>    - 1.44. Wild Animals[6] (עָרוֹב): Ex. 8:20-32
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#4._Wild_Animals[6]_(%D7%A2%D6%B8%D7%A8%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%91):_Ex._8:20-32>
>    - 1.55. Pestilence of livestock (דֶּבֶר): Ex. 9:1–7
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#5._Pestilence_of_livestock_(%D7%93%D6%B6%D6%BC%D7%91%D6%B6%D7%A8):_Ex._9:1%E2%80%937>
>    - 1.66. Boils (שְׁחִין): Ex. 9:8–12
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#6._Boils_(%D7%A9%D6%B0%D7%81%D7%97%D6%B4%D7%99%D7%9F):_Ex._9:8%E2%80%9312>
>    - 1.77. Thunderstorm of hail and fire (בָּרָד): Ex. 9:13–35
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#7._Thunderstorm_of_hail_and_fire_(%D7%91%D6%B8%D6%BC%D7%A8%D6%B8%D7%93):_Ex._9:13%E2%80%9335>
>    - 1.88. Locusts (אַרְבֶּה): Ex. 10:1–20
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#8._Locusts_(%D7%90%D6%B7%D7%A8%D6%B0%D7%91%D6%B6%D6%BC%D7%94):_Ex._10:1%E2%80%9320>
>    - 1.99. Darkness for three days (חוֹשֶך): Ex. 10:21–29
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#9._Darkness_for_three_days_(%D7%97%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%A9%D6%B6%D7%9A):_Ex._10:21%E2%80%9329>
>    - 1.1010. Death of firstborn (מַכַּת בְּכוֹרוֹת): Ex. 11:1–12:36
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagues_of_Egypt#10._Death_of_firstborn_(%D7%9E%D6%B7%D7%9B%D6%B7%D6%BC%D7%AA_%D7%91%D6%B0%D6%BC%D7%9B%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%A8%D7%95%D6%B9%D7%AA):_Ex._11:1%E2%80%9312:36>
>
>
> What are the modern equivalents of plagues? Malware? Botnets? Social
> Media? Binge Watching? Fake News?
>
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