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Go have a beer in the VFW hall some time, the people who live out there aren't a different species to be thought of like zoo animals, they're just regular folks

Go have a beer in the VFW hall some time, the people who live out there aren't a different species to be thought of like zoo animals, they're just regular folks with some interesting stories. When I lived in LA a friend inherited property out there, we had a memorable week checking things out and shooting shotguns at washing machines with some of the locals. One of them even brought out a propane fueled potato cannon! Good times.

digitaltrees 6y ago
People that shoot potato guns treat people that eat sushi and live in LA like a different species too. Humans are tribal and focus on what divides. There is a big divide between the culture of the Salton Sea and LA but your point is well intended. I say all this as someone that grew up with family in both potato gun and sushi cultures.
- pengaru 6y ago
  Having both shot potato guns and eaten sushi in LA, I don't quite understand your choices for defining lines of division. Most the assclowns shooting things in the desert near me are LA residents treating the desert as their personal wasteland on weekends.
- RobRivera 6y ago
  whats your sociology education and experience? I am curious bc you make some broad category claims, presented as fact, to build up ignorant perspectives on a bed of sandy logic.
  - dang 6y ago
    Please don't cross into personal attack or name-calling. If another comment is wrong, the thing to do is supply correct information. If you know more, please share some of what you know, so the rest of us can learn. You can do that without breaking the site guidelines. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=share%20know%20learn%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...
    - RobRivera 6y ago
      I seem to disagree with the categorization of accreditation and background inquiry as a personal attack or name-calling. the threshold seems highly subjective
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digitaltrees 6y ago

People that shoot potato guns treat people that eat sushi and live in LA like a different species too. Humans are tribal and focus on what divides. There is a big divide between the culture of the Salton Sea and LA but your point is well intended. I say all this as someone that grew up with family in both potato gun and sushi cultures.

pengaru 6y ago
Having both shot potato guns and eaten sushi in LA, I don't quite understand your choices for defining lines of division. Most the assclowns shooting things in the desert near me are LA residents treating the desert as their personal wasteland on weekends.
RobRivera 6y ago
whats your sociology education and experience? I am curious bc you make some broad category claims, presented as fact, to build up ignorant perspectives on a bed of sandy logic.
- dang 6y ago
  Please don't cross into personal attack or name-calling. If another comment is wrong, the thing to do is supply correct information. If you know more, please share some of what you know, so the rest of us can learn. You can do that without breaking the site guidelines. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sort=byDate&type=comment&query=share%20know%20learn%20by:dang https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...
  - RobRivera 6y ago
    I seem to disagree with the categorization of accreditation and background inquiry as a personal attack or name-calling. the threshold seems highly subjective

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