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   by forgotuser 10y ago

   They do exist! There are, I believe, currently a few hundred in the US. They're just spreading very, very slowly. I imagine the main issue is a combination of lack of public awareness + the difficulty of acquiring land + lack of public
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   by forgotuser 10y ago

   I think Community Land Trusts are a great example of the sort of thing people should be looking into as an alternative to the current model. Don't see people talking about them much. The basic idea is that a nonprofit purchases the lan
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   by forgotuser 10y ago

   It seems like there's two potential definitions of "Israel" here that you're confusing: 1. "A Jewish state" 2. "A Jewish state located in the area formerly known as Palestine" While I agree with you
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   by forgotuser 10y ago

   All those technologies were first developed in the US, for an American target audience, then exported to other countries. Other things also developed in the West and then exported: electricity, vaccines, et cetera. I agree that that's
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   by forgotuser 10y ago

   >we should focus on problems where our resources can go further - e.g. in helping the global poor. I'm not convinced that the right people to help the "global poor" are Silicon Valley technologists. Scientifically-minded e