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Chilling Effect

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Political Failure
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“The inhibition or discouragement of the legitimate exercise of natural and legal rights by the threat of legal sanction…Outside of the legal context in common usage; any coercion or threat of coercion (or other unpleasantries) can have a chilling effect on a group of people regarding a specific behavior, and often can be statistically measured or be plainly observed.”

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Gabriel Weinberg's Mental Models I Find Repeatedly Useful