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by ggm 1724 days ago
As a cultural athiest, I will only be affected by food shortages. But, for many people, Christmas is peak sale time and so the economic consequence of an un-deliberate stall on christmas selling is huge.

For the religous, sure, its only got upsides. Maybe longterm it's only upsides. Right now, its an economic shock we might not want.