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  1. Comment on Why has Enlightenment, the Scientific and later the Industrial Revolution started out in the "Western" world? in ~humanities.history

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    The plain answer is it was bound to start somewhere and couldn't start everywhere at once, which means that where it started was random.

    The plain answer is it was bound to start somewhere and couldn't start everywhere at once, which means that where it started was random.

  2. Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk

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    Everyone's home insurance prices are rising dramatically, often thousands of dollars a year. Our tourism is down at least 30% from its usual average largely because of cancelled and moved...

    Everyone's home insurance prices are rising dramatically, often thousands of dollars a year. Our tourism is down at least 30% from its usual average largely because of cancelled and moved conventions in response to our state's leadership playing political games for cheap political points. Our housing prices are through the roof due to a combination of lack of supply, and nobody stopping foreign investors from buying these houses before actual citizens can get them, turning them into corporate-owned rentals. All of this has driven up the rental market to the point where the majority of renters are paying a greater portion of their paycheck simply for housing than most financial planners say is safe or wise. To answer this situation, our governor signed a bill allowing landlords to add literally unlimited fees. The same governor that is overseeing all this wants to be president.

  3. Comment on I am an extremely light sleeper, and need advice in ~life

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    Sound/noise machines and earplugs. Sometimes when it's particularly important that I fall asleep and stay asleep, such as mid-day powernaps to make up for late nights, I will put my phone on...

    Sound/noise machines and earplugs. Sometimes when it's particularly important that I fall asleep and stay asleep, such as mid-day powernaps to make up for late nights, I will put my phone on airplane mode, open a noise-generating app, and sleep with my earbuds in.