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Let's say you're right, and cities are low density. So what? What precludes them from having good public transit? Roads exist, why can't they be rail lines instead? Roads are quite…

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You're correct, but the other thing with housing is that we actually have a supply glut. There are something like 16 million vacant homes in the US (according to numbers from an in…

I reject the idea that depression is the source of your problems. It's just a symptom. Treating depression as anything other than a symptom won't make you happier, at best you'll f…

You should try psychedelics, or at least read a few books on them. It probably won't change your life, but it'll definitely give you new perspectives. In my case, I think it made m…

"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different." – Kurt Vonnegut

Why get on the ship in the first place? Was I forced onto the ship as a slave to be sold to the highest bidder in America? Or am I the captain of the ship who will get to keep all …

Personally I'm not saying "fuck it", but I have reached the point where I just won't go along with the bullshit anymore. I'm going to fight.

This is a game where the only way to win is to not play, or to have rich parents.

Once you realize the game can't be won by doing what master tells you, you can start to beat the game. Master will not tell you how to beat him, for him to succeed you must fail.

Housing is treated as an investment these days, instead of as housing. That's the fundamental cause of unaffordability, and it exacerbates the problem. It's easily fixed with the r…

This is a tired old argument that doesn't stand up to scrutiny. The majority of people live in cities, not rural homesteads. Once upon a time we didn't have the interstate system, …

I'm saying that capitalism is designed to enrich the owning class at the expense of the working class. It's just a system to transfer wealth toward those who already have it. The "…

You're not wrong, but not every problem needs to be solved and there are 8 billion people. In my experience it's usually better to align yourself with those you communicate well wi…

That's a neat way to think about it. I think a lot of the hype about AI or whatever is just because so many techies have tried these substances and realized that the brain is such …

Whatabout this thing that can happen at the same time as the climate changing due to human pollution?

If you need therapy with your partner, cut your losses and move on.

Higher temperatures mean more moisture in the atmosphere and aridification at the same time. That's why there can be drought plus record breaking rainfall at the same time. Plus, w…

Indeed. Eventually there will be a revolution if the wealth concentration trend continues. I'm on the side of the working class forever and always, as I grew up dirt poor (and got …

Yep, funny how that works.

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Thanks, I'm ashamed I made that typo.

Do you really believe that the people at the top of the pyramid are working hard every day? If you do, then I've got bad news for you.

To quote George Carlin, "they call it the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it".

Ah yes, the old "it's the poors' fault they're poor because they don't want to work hard for poverty wages".