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« on: November 28, 2019, 02:54:48 AM »
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« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2019, 02:57:04 AM »
Neither, as the benefits of each outweigh the downside.
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« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2019, 03:28:57 AM »
If there is one invention I could erase from reality, it would be air conditioning.
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« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2019, 11:25:12 AM »
Quote from: Mangez des pommes ! on November 28, 2019, 03:28:57 AM
If there is one invention I could erase from reality, it would be air conditioning.

Not all of us like the sweltering heat. Tongue
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« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2019, 02:42:42 PM »
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« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2019, 06:35:13 PM »
Quote from: Dr. RI on November 28, 2019, 11:25:12 AM
Quote from: Mangez des pommes ! on November 28, 2019, 03:28:57 AM
If there is one invention I could erase from reality, it would be air conditioning.

Not all of us like the sweltering heat. Tongue

You know what they say, if you can't stand the heat... Tongue
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« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2019, 06:57:46 PM »
Other -the cotton gin. 
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« Reply #7 on: November 29, 2019, 08:52:08 PM »
Quote from: mathstatman on November 28, 2019, 02:57:04 AM
Neither, as the benefits of each outweigh the downside.

Yeah I don't really see the need to want to rid them
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« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2019, 09:17:01 PM »
I love both where is the NOTA option
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« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2019, 08:53:33 AM »
and both were inevitable.  The moment we were able to make an engine with a specific level of power (say, 15 hp for an hour out of a thing that weighs 200lbs fully fueled) and a car type thing was going to be invented.  Steam, electrical, internal combustion, something was going to get the job done.  In the same way, the moment we started tossing bytes at each other all over the world, something like social media was inevitable.
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« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2019, 08:19:31 PM »
Both have contributed to the downfall of the planet. As much as I hate cars, parking, traffic, and how much of our infrastructure and space is devoted to them and all that; they at least serve a practical purpose unlike social media. In connecting us it has divided us to a point of no return.
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« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2019, 08:38:43 PM »
Quote from: Mangez des pommes ! on November 28, 2019, 03:28:57 AM
If there is one invention I could erase from reality, it would be air conditioning.

Look, I love the heat too, and air conditioning often irritates my skin, but some people actually need it to survive and stuff. Tongue
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« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2019, 10:28:14 AM »
Cars atleast have a direct functional purpose, and driving is fun.
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« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2019, 10:55:26 AM »
Quote from: Trends are real, and I f**king hate it on November 28, 2019, 03:28:57 AM
If there is one invention I could erase from reality, it would be air conditioning.

I can’t even understand this.

(And, ftr, your stance contradicts that of Jacobin and is anti-worker)
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« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2019, 05:36:20 PM »
Social media.
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« Reply #15 on: December 16, 2019, 07:29:25 PM »
Quote from: Representative Thumb21 on December 14, 2019, 10:28:14 AM
Cars atleast have a direct functional purpose, and driving is fun.

Come to the New York metropolitan area and see if you still feel that way.
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« Reply #16 on: December 16, 2019, 08:28:29 PM »
Social media sites in the 90s and early 00s were fine. I would prefer that they remained like that though.
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« Reply #17 on: December 17, 2019, 02:11:23 PM »
Quote from: Progressive Pessimist on December 16, 2019, 07:29:25 PM
Quote from: Representative Thumb21 on December 14, 2019, 10:28:14 AM
Cars atleast have a direct functional purpose, and driving is fun.

Come to the New York metropolitan area and see if you still feel that way.

Hah. When there's a lot of traffic, it isn't too good of course, and I'm glad I don't have to drive in London much. Birmingham has better motorway access and I can be in or out of the city in 15 mins.

Driving is certainly a lot better outside cities.
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