If instead of Person 6 undergoing a threshold shift, it was Person 4 (threshold = 4) from α who had an unpleasant encounter with a government official and whose threshold was lowered (to 3), what would happen in the society α′′ = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10}?
A) There would be no change.
B) There would be a revolutionary cascade, and all members of the society except for person 10 (revolutionary threshold = 10) would publicly protest the opposition.

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If Person 4's threshold is lowered to 3, they will now be affected by the event that previously only affected Person 6 with a threshold of 5. This may lead Person 4 to publicly protest the opposition, which could trigger a cascading effect of others joining in the protest. Since everyone in the society now has a threshold lower than or equal to 4, except for Person 10, it is likely that all members of the society except for Person 10 will publicly protest the opposition, resulting in a revolutionary cascade.

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