3. Network connectivity separates 2 parts of the network
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In the case of 3, if the separation duration is short, see 2. If its long and sustained, 1 of the partitions will have to be destroyed and undo any actions performed, legal or otherwise causing disruption and inconvenience.esolution, and is also used to determine who (among other things) is eligible in the future to vote on which data set is valid in conflict situations.
Only the shortest chain needs to be destroyed (which is devastating to those who were already paid on that chain), or both forks can continue operating and everyone can spend their coins on both forks (so no one is harmed). Instant global 100% inflation. No big deal since everyone is debased the same percentage.
Forks are not so devastating if they only happen due to rare unavoidable reasons that can't be created to anyone's advantage (e.g. once every 20 years), and not just a frequent occurrence which would lead to chaos and destruction of crypto currency.