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  1. Comment on The United States can't build infrastructure. The reason: it refuses to learn from other countries in ~transport

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    I wonder how much cheaper and efficient construction costs would be if we used the Metric System. Yes, there would be transition costs, but after that was paid, using the same system as the rest...

    I wonder how much cheaper and efficient construction costs would be if we used the Metric System.

    Yes, there would be transition costs, but after that was paid, using the same system as the rest of the world would make imports would definitely help.

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    I own a European business and it makes taxes the worst.

    I own a European business and it makes taxes the worst.

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  3. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

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    I’ve lived 2/3rds of my life overseas, in six different countries. I’m fluent in 2 languages, conversational in 4. I feel more like a 2nd class citizen in America than in Africa. I’ll be okay.

    I’ve lived 2/3rds of my life overseas, in six different countries. I’m fluent in 2 languages, conversational in 4. I feel more like a 2nd class citizen in America than in Africa. I’ll be okay.

    5 votes

  4. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

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    I was born in Europe and grew up all over, mostly in Africa. I’ve lived in the US for the last 10 years; though my family lives in Europe (whom I visit every year). Though I have a US passport, I...

    I was born in Europe and grew up all over, mostly in Africa. I’ve lived in the US for the last 10 years; though my family lives in Europe (whom I visit every year).

    Though I have a US passport, I do not identify as an American. I love the metric system, socialism, and collectivism. From my perspective, it’s such an American perspective that our passport is so valuable. People here think it’s the best, that we’re the best, so rooted in our own way of doings things that they’re blind to objectively better ways the rest of the world follows (re: Metric System).

    Our democracy has been overrun by capitalism, no longer representing the people but those with the biggest paychecks. American Imperialism overthrows democratically elected governments in other countries and installs dictatorships just to protect our own capitalist interests, while pretending it’s about something noble.

    What Americans don’t realize is that to much of the world, we’re the bad guys. I still remember the other kids at school after 9/11 saying finally USA got what it deserved, a taste of our own medicine. True, they were just some kids, but the perception existed that we sent our troops all over the world to meddle in other countries, and now it happened to us.

    Anyway, I want to move and give up my citizenship because I have strong moral objections to our Government’s stance on the future, the environment, crime (war on drugs), military spending, surveillance, immigration, institutional racism, big corpos, and the list goes on. Even though I pay my taxes, I still wonder about the ethics of supporting such a system.

    Yes, there are many worse Governments in the world, but few affect so many people as the American does. An economic crisis in Wall Street causes deaths in Africa. Likely driven by greed, for the rich to get richer, who will face no consequences.

    But more importantly, there are many better Governments, ones with whom my own values are much better aligned. I want to give my money, even a much higher percentage, to one of those Governments. I want to be proud of my own citizenship. Currently I am experiencing a lot of cognitive dissonance by being an American and I want it to stop.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~talk

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    Give it up! American here hoping to emigrate and give up their citizenship as soon as I possibly can. Also saddling your children with US citizenship sounds like a terrible burden. You’re signing...

    Give it up! American here hoping to emigrate and give up their citizenship as soon as I possibly can. Also saddling your children with US citizenship sounds like a terrible burden. You’re signing them up to file / pay taxes to the US government for a hypothetical benefit.

    People love to keep things around because they think they might need it someday, but is it really worth all the extra mental space it occupies and time it costs to maintain?

    7 votes

  6. Comment on Which board games have you been playing this week? (to 13th August) in ~games.tabletop

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    We’ve been playing Bonsai! Picked it up at GenCon last week and it’s been a blast. It’s very chill, short (30-45min), casual game where each player grows a bonsai with hex tiles. The art is...

    We’ve been playing Bonsai! Picked it up at GenCon last week and it’s been a blast. It’s very chill, short (30-45min), casual game where each player grows a bonsai with hex tiles. The art is gorgeous and it’s quite soothing and relaxing to just make something pretty.

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Bruce Lee feared the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times. What would be your one kick? in ~talk

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    I practice Brazilian Jiujitsu and my “one-kick” is the triangle. Since Sep 2020 I’ve tracked 222 triangle submissions. It’s common to learn and practice a variety of submissions, but after I fell...

    I practice Brazilian Jiujitsu and my “one-kick” is the triangle. Since Sep 2020 I’ve tracked 222 triangle submissions. It’s common to learn and practice a variety of submissions, but after I fell in love with triangles, it’s the only one I go for. It’s definitely not the best way to play, but I don’t compete, and I keep learning more and getting better, especially as others get better at defending them.

    3 votes

  8. Comment on iPhone SE: A powerful new smartphone in a popular design in ~tech

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    In a perfect world we'd have AR with minimal physical screens.

    In a perfect world we'd have AR with minimal physical screens.

  9. Comment on iPhone SE: A powerful new smartphone in a popular design in ~tech

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    I'm devastated. I was desperately hoping they would keep the same small size so I could upgrade from my current SE. I have no interest in this phone. Personally, the physical size is the biggest...

    I'm devastated.
    I was desperately hoping they would keep the same small size so I could upgrade from my current SE.

    I have no interest in this phone.
    Personally, the physical size is the biggest detractor of user experience.
    I know this doesn't seem to be a popular opinion, but I would pay 2-4x the price for 50% the battery life if it would just be small again like it used to.

    2 votes