throawaywpg

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1. 61.▲
   by throawaywpg 1y ago

   organize things offline. political stuff, social stuff, hobbies, exercise. The things that people want, that online life isn't providing. I can't see another option other than waiting until tech is so commonplace that the advances
2. 62.▲
   by throawaywpg 1y ago

   Why stay in a declining 1st word country when you can move to Bulgaria and live like a king?
3. 63.▲
   by throawaywpg 1y ago

   Get people hooked on local solutions and local social networks that exist "IRL."
4. 64.▲
   by throawaywpg 1y ago

   poor decision making
5. 65.▲
   by throawaywpg 1y ago

   "Decadence" likely had nothing to do with the Roman Empire's fall. That theory is based essentially on propaganda, designed to absolve them of blame. The lead pipes had too much calcification, and not much lead would have lea
6. 66.▲
   by throawaywpg 1y ago

   spelling pedant: "leaches," not "leeches"
7. 67.▲
   by throawaywpg 1y ago

   Apparently it wasn't the pipes, which wouldn't have leached enough to make a difference. It was the fact that the Romans used lead acetate as a sweetener in their food and drinks!