I just read the transcript of a very good February 13  talk by Dmitri Orlov to the Long Now Foundation, entitled "Social Collapse Best Practises", which included this gem: 

...when times get really bad, as they did when the Soviet Union collapsed, lots of people just completely lose it. Men, especially. Successful, middle-aged men, breadwinners, bastions of society, turn out to be especially vulnerable. And when they just completely lose it, they become very tedious company. My hope is that some amount of preparation, psychological and otherwise, can make them a lot less fragile, and a bit more useful, and generally less of a burden.

The season of love is upon us.

We know the open Internet, with all it's innovative services, is the real love of your life. So why not go ahead and show how much you care, make the Internet your Valentine this year.

Show your love for the Internet:

1. If you haven't already, send a comment to the CRTC urging them to save your Internet/valentine: http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/crtc_submission
2. Watch and share THIS video prepared by SaveOurNet.ca: http://saveournet.ca/Valentine  
3. Set your Facebook status, Twitter status or email signature to: "I heart the Internet: http://saveournet.ca"  
4. Email 3 of your friends and tell them to Save Our Net: http://www.unionvoice.org/your_media/join-forward.tcl?domain=your_media&...

Maybe you have your own way to express your love for the Internet - send your expressions and ideas to saveournetcanada@gmail.com

Don't be shy now...