I actually feel one problem with the modern age, in america in particular, is this idea of everyone doing everyone for themselves. doctor, accountant, lawyer, mechanic, it guy, plumber, electrician. Initially gas stations pumped the gas, checked your fluids and tires, and would top you off as part of the service. no one did that stuff. if your tv broke you called in the tv repairman and you got your milk from a milkman. people were expected to know their jobs and not necessarily everyone elses.

I for one find your explanation very fitting.

I know tons of people even 30 years ago that could not check the oil on their car and would call triple A or their insurance company for a flat tire. Heck I had a friend we practically had to beg to bring his car in for an oil change and that is just a number and calendar date to keep track of and most places put a little sticker to give you that information.

whatever you do. don’t vote. then sit back and say how the left did not inspire you enough. step 3 is profit but not for you.

I think there is some sort of automated system being used often because I have seen the same spoken word by a character some up as different words and sometimes its even almost a catchphrase yet it comes up with it differently.

This is just like the oil. If its legally allowed they can’t deny permits for individual companies as that would be playing favorites. The areas have to be protected and not allow for plans to be made to begin with. That is what democrats do but its hard and republicans take that status away. ugh folks are stupid.

I agree. Combined with what people are used to but apple showed thats not much of a reason.

honestly no other word just sums it up. real world is not as exact and is two words. actuality. not online. none are as satisfying.

for myself I have always been sarcastic and in meatspace was also well known for devils advocate as well. I actually try to curb it as much as I can manage with online because of how what I view as sarcasm seems to be part of a variety of folks actual beliefs.

I was a big nerd so like to the mainsteam like always. maybe still. I have liked all my phases though.

I agree with your end part that infrastructure to enable alternatives is preferable but your numbers at the start would acutally be a massive effect from the efforts of just california. Im really surprised you crunched those numbers and came to the nearly useless conclusion.

Maybe if they are young. Its comes up again and again. I voted for ross perot but was lucky it did not effect the election. I mean just the 50 cent gas tax would have been great for the environment given it would have gone into effect in the 90’s as a federal tax. Electronic direct democracy. Increase in education and infrastructure. It was hard not to like his proposals.

smartphones were basically the nail in the coffin. Everything else it gravy.

god im hating headlines right now. red states pass “progressive” laws that are par for the course or under progressive compared to blue states and blue states pass some laws that sorta hard to say if its left or right because like left policies are not necessarily no penalties for crimes. granted usually its left to deal with drug usage outside the criminal prosecution system or decriminalize usage alltogether. Tipped wages is debateable as well as far as left and right.

I have acquaintances at work.

found the college rpg group by seeing someone reading a source book in the common area of the student union.

taco bell is to expensive now.

the environment. everything. roe vs wade was because of the judiciary but now they control all the levers.

yeah but your talking an appliance which is not necessarily just produced for the UK.

in the US the eggs are washed so that they won’t last as long if not refrigerated. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/09/11/336330502/why-the-u-s-chills-its-eggs-and-most-of-the-world-doesnt