[–] 0 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'll admit you sound a lot like my son, with whom I've had a lot of arguments over similar things. What I keep trying to explain is that values are good guides, but life and people and existance doesn't follow fairytale ideals. The good doesn't always win because that's what you've always seen.

Values guide, but being jaded and flexible with your values is essential to survival.

I think why you feel it's everyone pushing you to pick a side is actually people telling you to move beyond the bubble of your "values" and recognize that life is far messier and that you might need to adapt your thinking to deal with those unfortunate realities.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago*

    I don't see it. I know Australia is just around the corner to the left, and Chile to the right, but based on all of my other maps, that's just empty ocean! Anything else is woke.

    Adding /s because someone will take me seriously...

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  • [–] 21 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    This is a common false argument. The size is irrelevant when you build a city for people and not cars. The millions of spare square kilometres are there for farming and other natural uses. The city or town with more than a few thousand people can be built like this just fine. You see if in lots of other countries and cities that have tonnes of spare space.

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