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Colorado is full thank you to move somewhere else and transform some other state into california.

by costatus 10y ago

biocomputation 10y ago
Native Washingtonian. We're also full.
- int_19h 10y ago
  Native? Which tribe are you from?
  - biocomputation 10y ago
    Here's the Merriam-Webster definition in case you don't know what native means. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native Is there a reason you raised the issue of race? Does my race matter? If so, I'd just LOVE to see you explain why.
    - int_19h 10y ago
      Your race doesn't really matter, no. But neither does your native-born origin. You don't get to lay an exclusive claim on the arbitrarily defined geopolitical unit on the basis that you happened to be born there.
      - biocomputation 10y ago
        Except you wrote: >> Native? Which tribe are you from? Then you wrote: >> You don't get to lay an exclusive claim on the arbitrarily defined geopolitical unit on the basis that you happened to be born there. Why won't you just tell the truth: you don't like it when some people lay an exclusive claim to a geographical unit on the basis that they were born there, but you're fine when other people do it, provided YOU get to make the rules a la: "Native? Which tribe are you from?". BTW, there's a word for what you're doing. It starts with H.
        int_19h 10y ago
        It was a rhetorical question to invite further discussion. Your assumptions about where I wanted the discussion to go from there are just that, assumptions. And no, I don't believe that Native Americans have such rights, either. But since you sounded like you believe that you do, it was a comparison that practically begged to be made.
        biocomputation 10y ago
        Are you that guy from the UK? I think we've had this conversation before.
        int_19h 10y ago
        No, I'm a guy from Russia who lives in US. But I'm sure you had that conversation before - it's not exactly uncommon :)
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rubbingalcohol 10y ago
Try Minnesota. We're not dicks!
- andrei_says_ 10y ago
  I have my suspicions
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davidw 10y ago
You could try Europe, where people have figured out that it's possible to live with lots of other people and still be pretty happy. This "OMG! Other people! The horror!" mentality is part of the reason why places like LA (and Boulder, in Colorado) get so expensive in the first place. If you do density right, it keeps prices down, and requires less driving because you can put a lot of smaller businesses in the middle of dense areas and have them be successful, and also walk/bike to them. It requires a substantial rethink of our zoning though.
- toomuchtodo 10y ago
  Working remotely in parts of Portugal and Spain is a recipe for happiness and early retirement (speaking as a US citizen). I can't imagine wasting so much take home pay on CA living costs; you'll never be able to retire or own a home outright under those conditions.
  - pedrosorio 10y ago
    As a young Portuguese immigrant in California, I would selfishly ask you not to share this recipe too widely ;)
    - davidw 10y ago
      Places like Portugal - and Italy, where I spent most of the last 15 years - would certainly be helped more than harmed by people moving there with high-paying jobs and paying into the local economy.
      - pedrosorio 10y ago
        That is probably true up to some extent. I just don't want to the country (Lisbon, in particular) becoming an amusement park for tourists (in the style of Barcelona).
        davidw 10y ago
int_19h 10y ago
You're welcome to pool resources with like-minded individuals, purchase all property that has been developed or is planned to be developed in Colorado, and prevent it from being used by or sold to anyone else. Until then, the entire state is not your backyard, thankfully. And it should go without saying, but there's no natural right for things around you to remain exactly like they have always been. Although you do, of course, have a natural right to free speech to grumble about how they change.

Colorado is full thank you to move somewhere else and transform some other state into california.

biocomputation 10y ago

Native Washingtonian. We're also full.

int_19h 10y ago
Native? Which tribe are you from?
- biocomputation 10y ago
  Here's the Merriam-Webster definition in case you don't know what native means. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/native Is there a reason you raised the issue of race? Does my race matter? If so, I'd just LOVE to see you explain why.
  - int_19h 10y ago
    Your race doesn't really matter, no. But neither does your native-born origin. You don't get to lay an exclusive claim on the arbitrarily defined geopolitical unit on the basis that you happened to be born there.
    - biocomputation 10y ago
      Except you wrote: >> Native? Which tribe are you from? Then you wrote: >> You don't get to lay an exclusive claim on the arbitrarily defined geopolitical unit on the basis that you happened to be born there. Why won't you just tell the truth: you don't like it when some people lay an exclusive claim to a geographical unit on the basis that they were born there, but you're fine when other people do it, provided YOU get to make the rules a la: "Native? Which tribe are you from?". BTW, there's a word for what you're doing. It starts with H.
      - int_19h 10y ago
        It was a rhetorical question to invite further discussion. Your assumptions about where I wanted the discussion to go from there are just that, assumptions. And no, I don't believe that Native Americans have such rights, either. But since you sounded like you believe that you do, it was a comparison that practically begged to be made.
        biocomputation 10y ago
        Are you that guy from the UK? I think we've had this conversation before.
        int_19h 10y ago
        No, I'm a guy from Russia who lives in US. But I'm sure you had that conversation before - it's not exactly uncommon :)
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rubbingalcohol 10y ago

Try Minnesota. We're not dicks!

andrei_says_ 10y ago
I have my suspicions

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davidw 10y ago

You could try Europe, where people have figured out that it's possible to live with lots of other people and still be pretty happy. This "OMG! Other people! The horror!" mentality is part of the reason why places like LA (and Boulder, in Colorado) get so expensive in the first place. If you do density right, it keeps prices down, and requires less driving because you can put a lot of smaller businesses in the middle of dense areas and have them be successful, and also walk/bike to them. It requires a substantial rethink of our zoning though.

toomuchtodo 10y ago
Working remotely in parts of Portugal and Spain is a recipe for happiness and early retirement (speaking as a US citizen). I can't imagine wasting so much take home pay on CA living costs; you'll never be able to retire or own a home outright under those conditions.
- pedrosorio 10y ago
  As a young Portuguese immigrant in California, I would selfishly ask you not to share this recipe too widely ;)
  - davidw 10y ago
    Places like Portugal - and Italy, where I spent most of the last 15 years - would certainly be helped more than harmed by people moving there with high-paying jobs and paying into the local economy.
    - pedrosorio 10y ago
      That is probably true up to some extent. I just don't want to the country (Lisbon, in particular) becoming an amusement park for tourists (in the style of Barcelona).
      - davidw 10y ago

int_19h 10y ago

You're welcome to pool resources with like-minded individuals, purchase all property that has been developed or is planned to be developed in Colorado, and prevent it from being used by or sold to anyone else. Until then, the entire state is not your backyard, thankfully. And it should go without saying, but there's no natural right for things around you to remain exactly like they have always been. Although you do, of course, have a natural right to free speech to grumble about how they change.