r_harriso

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by r_harriso 4y ago
Also, there were cities before industrialization. Can’t remember the names of any right now… but I pretty sure there were a few.
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by r_harriso 4y ago
I’m definitely being too negative about something that is silly. Im just tired of this kind of analysis. It’s common in ASOIAF space. there it is often done completely seriously. I spent a lot of time in that space, so I think I’m just over
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by r_harriso 4y ago
Wow didn’t even take as much work as I suggested.
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by r_harriso 4y ago
Seems like you googled where he lived and haven’t read any analysis of his works and letters.
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by r_harriso 4y ago
The reason that Tolkien didn’t write an industrial revolution into the history of middle earth is that he hated industry. Hated how it destroyed bucolic village life. Having this take on LoTR is pointless. Just an annoying waste of time.
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by r_harriso 4y ago
“Obey!”
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by r_harriso 4y ago
Guess you’ll never find out.
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by r_harriso 4y ago
Consumer demand is not something that just appears. Demand for oil has largely been induced by decades of urban, housing and transportation planning centered around the automobile. E.G I do not want a car; I don’t like driving and maintaini
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by r_harriso 4y ago
It’s worse than addictive, it’s requisite for live in many parts of the US. That didn’t happen by accident.
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by r_harriso 4y ago
Seize the assets, nationalize the oil industry, use the profits to pay for infrastructure.
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by r_harriso 5y ago
My sympathies. tldr; You (like many others) are having an existential crisis. The facts that previously underpinned your reality no longer seem true. Your challenge is to find some way to live authentically. What you've identified, a s
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by r_harriso 7y ago
Not bad. Confuses the trim on my robe for a hand. Pretty funny overall.
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by r_harriso 7y ago
> what career path would you suggest, teacher or software developer? Depends on what they like to do. There is a lot we can change so that people can do what they love without punishing careers that aren't directly tied to profit.