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Pretty sure everyone on HN is only alive because modern society is full of rubber bumpers and safety nets like grocery stores and municipal water.
by hmahncke 11y ago
Pretty sure everyone on HN is only alive because modern society is full of rubber bumpers and safety nets like grocery stores and municipal water.
- disgruntledphd2 11y agoThe water and sanitation, particularly.
- brandonmenc 11y agoExactly. But that stuff isn't free - you still need money to exchange for groceries because you've spent generations specializing in factory work and forgot how to hunt. A lot of people are going to need hand outs so they can maintain access to these "rubber bumpers" that they're unable to provide for themselves.